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There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of them travel thousands of miles between the areas where they forage for ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway, which means thousands of turtles will come to our local beaches to lay their eggs from now through October. And the hot ...

In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach plunged her arm shoulder-deep in the sand to reach a loggerhead sea turtle nest that ...

The ongoing global recovery of the green turtle is a powerful example of what coordinated global conservation over decades ...

Once endangered, the global green sea turtle population is rebounding, according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s May which means the start of sea turtle nesting season here in the southeast. It’s the time of year where sea turtles make their way to our beaches to lay their nests.

Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle ...

Warming waters off the S.C. coast have already lured some of the state’s most recognizable visitors. While sea turtle nesting season in South Carolina began Friday, turtles have been spotted in state ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle is making waves after surviving a harrowing ordeal and inspiring efforts to protect her species. The Loggerhead Marinelife Center said the ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach ...