Sea turtle makes rare, first-ever nest on West Coast beach thanks to warm waters from looming 'Super' El Niño

A rare moment along the beach in Orange County, California, captured an Olive Ridley sea turtle digging a nest and laying ...

Tiny two-headed turtle found in Cape Cod

Last week, something strange arrived at the Cape Wildlife Center. Not one turtle, not two turtles—something in between. A ...

Two native turtles are vying to survive in a coastal Australian river. One doesn’t belong there

The Manning River Helmeted turtle (Myuchelys purvisi) might just be Australia’s most beautiful freshwater turtle. With a ...
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Sea Turtle Bowtie Returns to the Ocean After Rescuers Remove Two Fishing Hooks From Her Neck and Throat

On a sunny Wednesday along Florida’s Space Coast, a young green sea turtle named Bowtie returned to the Atlantic Ocean at Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach. The small crowd that gathered watched as ...

Sea turtle struck by boat is recovering in a 3D-printed harness

Now, a team from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Georgia’s Jekyll Island has turned to 3D printing to help a seriously ...
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150-pound loggerhead turtle ‘Hope’ returns home on 9/11

On Sept. 11, the Florida Keys community celebrated as Hope, a 150-pound adult female loggerhead sea turtle, swam back into her ocean home from Sombrero ...