Rare sea reptile makes impressive 7,000-mile journey from tropics to northern seas and back

Leatherback turtle Riptide stunned researchers after completing a rare 7,000-mile migration from Panama to the North Atlantic ...
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Turtle Hospital in Marathon gives endangered sea turtles a second chance at life

An animal hospital in the Florida Keys has given an endangered species of marine reptiles a second chance.The staff at The<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Sea turtle patients get saucy new names at SC Aquarium

The South Carolina Aquarium has some news to spread. Every year, the organization selects a new theme to name its sea turtle ...

Meet The Largest Freshwater Turtle Ever. Hint: Its Shell Was Bigger Than You

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

Critically endangered leatherback turtles return to nest in Nicaragua

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.

Cooter up a creek? Group sues over Rio Grande turtle species

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

Best turtle tank setup for happy aquatic turtles

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

Conservation Isn’t Just Saving Beaches: This Turtle Study Says Reefs and Routes Matter Too

A tracking study of two species of sea turtles that nest in the Red Sea revealed the importance of foraging areas and ...

2 organizations team up to rescue, rehabilitate endangered sea turtles as ocean temps plummet from winter conditions

Global nonprofit The Greater Good Charities and the New England Aquarium have partnered to rescue and rehabilitate hundreds ...
People

Turtle Kept in Darkness on a Diet of Cat Food, Feels the Sun for the First Time in 50 Years

An eastern box turtle kept as a pet has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her first chance to see the sun in decades this month Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at ...