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 ...

Green sea turtles in the Indo-Pacific region — including populations around Southeast Asia, Australia and the Indian Ocean islands — also show distinct physical and behavioral adaptations.

Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas ... seven sea turtle species and one of the most imperiled. The West Pacific population has fewer than a thousand females.

The sea turtles, ranging in size from 3 to 35 pounds, were released by the Zoo’s sea turtle team and TAMU Galveston’s Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research.

Green sea turtle recovery has come a long way ... The Mediterranean, Central South Pacific and Central West Pacific populations remain in danger of extinction and remain listed as “endangered.” “I am ...

Pacific leatherback sea turtles, for example ... such as the herbivorous green turtles or the omnivorous loggerhead sea turtles. The leatherbacks' backward-pointing throat spines help them ...

There are nine public opportunities available throughout the Treasure Coast to observe sea turtles during the season.

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 ...

A recent study has revealed that eating sea turtles can be a recipe for disaster, with at least 420 people killed worldwide ...

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 ...

In 2023 more than 52,000 sea turtle nests were counted on the beaches of Florida´s Space Coast. From the northernmost point of the Canaveral National Seashore to the Beaches of the Sebastian Inlet in ...