There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of ...

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

Reporting from Gulf Shores, Ala — Each summer, a ritual millions of years old unfolds on this beach, next to the high-rise condos and beach chairs, the T-shirt shops and the Hooters across the ...

Within breeding grounds used by multiple turtle species, leatherback turtle nests may be particularly vulnerable to flooding due to their tendency to nest in open areas near the high tide line, ...

Sea level rises could lead to the flooding of sea turtle breeding grounds in Australia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and the U.S., according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The ...

Understanding turtle reproduction. While the sex of mammal offspring is determined genetically, certain reptile groups such as crocodilians, ...

Roughly 60% of the relinquished items were made of hawksbill shell (the remainder were plastic or from other species of tortoise and turtle), and of those, half were traced to breeding populations ...

Most sea turtle populations are rebounding around the world, researchers said this week.. That promising news comes even amid continuing man-made threats to the beloved marine reptiles, including ...