VELAS, India — Little kids giddily squeal as a baby sea turtle, flippers flapping, lurches toward the water with the grace of a drunk lunging for a cab at closing time. Tourists applaud as about a ...

As recently as August 2024, researchers in Greece documented the non-native Chinese stripe‑necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) on the island of Lesbos during fieldwork, finding three adults co-occurring ...

A royal tern was hit by a car in 1968 along the then-new Sanibel Causeway. That single accident led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Southwest Florida's most beloved creatures and the ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — In light of the suspension in SNAP benefits caused by the government shutdown, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (TMBCI) has launched a food assistance program to ...

Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 5:30 p.m. at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598. Come meet the Crawford Park District turtle ambassadors that reside in the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center up close in this ...

The program aims to have 275 washback turtles symbolically adopted, with each adoption requiring a donation of $20 or more. VIDEO: 'Stupid Motorist Law' proposed Exclusive: Three-star general pushed ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. [WATCH: Heavy Winds and rough seas push ...

For about half the year, from May through October, the annual sea turtle saga unfolds front and center on the beaches of South Carolina. Clandestine visits in the middle of the night keep the mystery ...

Federal funding delays for Cumberland Island turtle monitoring and the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network require DNR to cover costs. Despite setbacks, DNR remains committed to protecting sea ...

More than half of the world’s 359 turtle and tortoise species now face extinction, with the crisis worsening despite global conservation efforts. Asia is the epicenter of the crisis, accounting for 32 ...