In 1978, green sea turtles were placed on the endangered species list primarily due to human activities like bycatch in fisheries, habitat loss from coastal development, pollution, commercial hunting ...

Once it's time for the little ones to emerge, they find themselves escorted by the Velas Festival team, until they feel the ...

Turtle conservation awareness has taken the next level in the form of lasting roadside campaigns or billboards that scream the turtle truth. Turtle conservation awareness has taken the next level in ...

A baby green turtle (left) and a baby loggerhead (right), excavated by conservationists in Florida. Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females’ slow yet determined scooch onto ...

Turtle Doves are making a promising, but fragile recovery – and volunteers are playing a vital role.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- A loggerhead turtle shuffles back to the ocean, having successfully completed the journey to lay her eggs. Teal Kawana is the Project Manager for the Miami-Dade Parks Sea Turtle ...

A team of environmental experts, Indigenous rangers and conservation detection dogs is working on recovering the population ...

The Longboat environmental group gifted Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium funds to support sea turtle conservation and education programs.

The Akyatan lagoon on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast is one of the most important green turtle nesting beaches in the region and is a major wintering site for migrating birds. The area also hosts a wide ...

The habitat of red-bellied short-necked turtles is expected to be affected by rising sea levels. (Todd Stailey/Tennessee Aquarium) Ninety percent of the world’s coastal freshwater turtle species are ...

Girl Guides as young as age 4 have been engaged in a turtle conservation and awareness project. The members of the First ...