On one of the coldest mornings ever in Florida, a young green sea turtle flailed through freezing surf. Too stunned to swim, ...

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest living sea turtle in the world — and also one of the most ...

Green sea turtles love to feed and nest in the shallow waters of Laguna Madre, a hypersaline lagoon and one of the seven major estuaries along the Texas coast from near Corpus Christi to South Padre ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Officials say leatherback sea turtles, which are the world's largest turtles, have appeared in South Carolina waters. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported Tuesday that the state ...

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. – A rare 475-pound endangered leatherback sea turtle found stranded on a South Carolina beach was released into the ocean on Thursday following five days of treatment at the South ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

India, blessed with both a vast coastline and rich freshwater systems, is home to a remarkable variety of turtle species ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that its sea turtle team documented 167 unique turtles this ...