A campaign to clean and rehabilitate Fuwairit Beach was also launched in preparation for the turtle nesting season.

A lone hawksbill turtle approaches Jim Luecke, Maui Ocean Center’s assistant curator, during a dive off Maui’s southern coastline. Hawksbill sightings are extremely rare in Maui waters.

Hawksbill turtle hatchlings emerging from their nests need to head for the sea as soon as possible. They do this by heading for the brightest horizon. Traditionally this was the light of the moon ...

which resembles a hawksbill turtle. It's this formation that gives the bay its name. Recent visitors all praise the gorgeous beaches and chill vibe, noting that the area is more low-key than other ...

While he was getting ready to anchor his canoe, he noticed a hawksbill turtle, the largest turtle he had ever seen. In Palau, the shell of a hawksbill is used to make a special kind of money.

The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items for centuries, but with the species now endangered, new technology is pinpointing where protections are needed most Though ...

Green sea turtles eat mostly algae and seagrasses, which give them both their name and color! Hawksbill sea turtles eat exclusively sea sponges, while loggerhead sea turtles eat crabs and conchs.

Researchers attached satellite tags to 10 nesting females (nine green turtles and a hawksbill) in Montserrat, to see where they went after laying their eggs. The turtles—which typically nest ...

Most of the individuals (n=67) display four typical hawksbill haplotypes, 50 individuals display two haplotypes characteristic of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and two individuals had a ...

As this hawksbill turtle swam past, David angled his camera to set its amber underside against the rich blue water. His intent was ‘to connect people with the ocean’s incredible beauty and its silent ...

“Overall, the sea turtle story is one of the real conservation success stories.” A hawksbill turtle underwater in Indonesia.AP The study looked at 48 populations of sea turtles around the worl ...