SARGENT, Texas — A loggerhead sea turtle is recovering at the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research rehabilitation hospital after being found stranded on the beach in Sargent last week.

Some had embedded themselves into the turtle's soft tissues and mouth. "[Sea turtles] become heavily encrusted when they are ill and tend to move less and float at the surface more," a ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle populations have ...

Rhossi is a Kemp sea turtle that washed up on the shores of Anglesey in Wales at the end of 2023. The turtle was injured but was slowly nursed back to health thanks to taxpayer money from the ...

If you’ve gone online to place a sports bet this week, you probably got a notice to take action against a proposed tax hike from the North Carolina Senate. The tax for the operators would double ...

SURF CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — At the Karen Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, sick sea turtles will now have a new and improved space to rehabilitate. Along with upgrades to the sick bay.

A new study finds these tiny plastic particles in sea turtle nests on a remote Malaysian island. Researchers warn that microplastics could alter nest temperatures, potentially skewing the sex ...

Rhossi, a critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle, was found on the coast of Anglesey, northern Wales, in 2023. Rhossi was nursed back to health by the team at Anglesey Sea Zoo, and is now ...

“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 ...

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is now fighting fit, and Anglesey Sea Zoo said Rhossi was ready to be released back into the wild off the coast of the US. However, executive orders signed in the ...