The Rio Grande cooter can't catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and ...

S.C. Department of Natural Resources officials and a team of volunteers took sea turtle hatchlings miles into the Atlantic ...

Green turtles start out their life all the same: buried in sand. Read here to learn how green turtle hatchlings emerge.

They’re ancient, their hatchlings are adorable, and they have a mystery to them that draws you closer. Sea turtles have ...

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), or green sea turtles, are herbivorous reptiles found in subtropical and tropical waters all over the world. Their name comes from the green fat deposits under their ...

From natural predators to artificial lighting, sea turtle hatchlings already face numerous challenges as they make their way to the ocean for the first time. Now, researchers say yet another hurdle ...

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While adult turtles need large tanks, hatchling turtles can be temporarily kept in turtle tank setups designed specifically ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — The City of Atlantic Beach is issuing a critical community alert after a second report of sea turtle hatchling disorientation. Hatchlings rely on the natural light reflection of ...

Seventy-six olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings were released into the sea on Wednesday morning, Jan.