While most sea turtles warm themselves by swimming close to the surface of shallow waters, the Eastern Pacific green turtle will take to land to bask in the sun. Occasionally seen sunbathing ...

It's mostly good news for sea turtle populations, but experts say more needs to be done to keep the numbers of sea turtles ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service must designate protected critical habitat for green sea turtles under a new legal ... The Mediterranean, Central South Pacific ...

Many fisheries have implemented measures to avoid catching the animals and removed or reduced artificial lighting that can confuse baby turtles ... image in gallery Green sea turtle populations ...

Locals call it the arribada, Spanish for “arrival”: the magical days and nights when tens of thousands of sea turtles come ashore on Costa Rica’s Pacific ... Named for its green hue, the ...

Leatherback and green sea turtles also nest the ... as they can scare away the female turtle as it’s trying to lay the eggs and disorient baby turtles as they make their way to the water.

Sea turtles lay about 80 to 120 eggs. There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, Leatherback and green ... it illegal to pick up baby sea turtles in Florida?

Scientists estimate that leatherback sea turtles have declined in abundance off California by 5.6% annually over nearly 30 years. An estimated 50 Pacific leatherbacks now forage in California waters ...