A recent survey shows that endangered sea turtles are recovering. © Simonverhamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ...

These are loggerhead sea turtles, and for years their numbers have been in decline. In fact, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, there may be only around 50,000 of them left in the wild.

The female sea turtle was spotted near the 31-mile marker of the national seashore. She was already tagged, indicating she's a returning nester. A second nesting event was documented the next ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious ...

“Many of the turtle populations have come back, though some haven’t,” said Duke ecologist Stuart Pimm, who was not involved with the research. “Overall, the sea turtle story is one of the ...

Vertical footage, Very old male Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata with twisted shell swimming in turquoise water on a sunny day in back light, Slow motion Royalty-free licenses let you pay ...

So a few animals retain primitive systems with the sole purpose of measuring ambient light—of which the most unusual is the leatherback sea turtle, one of the world’s largest reptiles.

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Sea turtle populations in the Atlantic Ocean are more likely to be recovering than those in Pacific waters. And leatherback turtles, like the one shown above, are not faring as well as other species. ...