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Police Rescue Over 6,000 Turtles in Largest Wildlife Bust in the Nation
Four tons of endangered turtles were rescued earlier this week, saved from being turned into soup and souvenirs by a Special Task Force.
Sea Turtle Trapped Upside Down in Trench is Rescued in Time
It took at least nine people to rescue a loggerhead turtle after she flipped onto her back trying to get back to the sea.
It...
Success: Green Sea Turtles of Florida and Mexico No Longer Endangered
Years of coordinated conservation efforts have paid off for the green sea turtle populations in Florida and the Pacific coast of Mexico. The Fish...
Coast Guard Rescues 200 Beached Sea Turtles Stunned by Cold
The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of more than 200 sea turtles Thursday, and rushed the reptiles to warmer waters.
Park rangers with...
Huge Leatherback Turtle Rescued From Fishing Gear (Look)
Over the weekend, a team effort led to the successful rescue of a leatherback sea turtle that measured a full 1.4 meters (4-and-a-half feet).
The...
First Ever Glowing Sea Turtle Is Discovered In South Pacific (WATCH)
Tiny fireflies are old news – the world’s first luminescent reptile was discovered lighting up the waters in the South Pacific.
While National Geographic marine...
Loggerhead Sea Turtles Set Another Nesting Record in Georgia
What a difference a decade of conservation can make.
In 2004, the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests on Georgia’s barrier island beaches, a prime...
Not Seen for 100 Years “Royal Turtles” Crawl Back from Extinction in Asia
14 years ago, conservationists were overjoyed to come across three “royal turtle” nests. The 3–5 females and their mates and offspring were believed to...
After Year of Rehab, Sea Turtle Returns to Ocean Under a Rainbow (WATCH)
Even the sky seemed to be smiling as a loggerhead sea turtle returned to the ocean after 14 months of rehabilitation.
As she crawled across...
Another Record Year for Sea Turtles in Florida
Leatherback turtle nesting reached a new record this year in Florida while the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests remained high, according to Fish...
Police Rescue Giant Sea Turtle From Car’s Trunk
After a shootout and high-speed chase (both initiated by the suspects), Costa Rican police found a giant endangered leatherback turtle in the trunk of...
Diver Saves Turtle From Fishing Tangle, is Repaid With Affection
Divers off the coast of Mexico saved a sea turtle that likely had been entangled in rope for many months.
Colin Sutton & Cameron Dietrich...
US Declares 88 Beaches as ‘Critical Habitat’ for Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Almost half of the US coastline from North Carolina to Mississippi has just been designated as critical habitat for threatened loggerhead sea turtles of the...
City Helps Turtles Cross the Road
They have survived ice ages, asteroid collisions and what the 19th century naturalist George Perkins Marsh called the “destructive agency of man,” but turtles...
U.S. Navy Warship Stops To Help Out Tangled Turtles
Crew members aboard the navy warship USS Rentz recently traded in their anti-organized crime hats to become wildlife protectors for a few hours and...
Florida Sea Turtle Owes Its Health to Denture Glue
A turtle rehab center in Florida turned to an unlikely substance to repair a sea turtle’s fractured shell: denture glue.
A turtle left with a...
Endangered Sea Turtles Nesting at Record Levels on Florida Beaches
Endangered sea turtles are nesting in record numbers along the southeast Atlantic Coast this summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Friday....
Florida Cop Rescues 90 Wandering Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Sarasota police officers not only serve humans but also serve and protect animals. On patrol over the weekend, while Officer Derek Conley was stopped...
A Human Corral Leads Baby Turtles to the Ocean
400 volunteers on the Caribbean island of Bonair ensure that each year the endangered loggerhead sea turtles hatching on the beaches make it safely...
Endangered Green Sea Turtles Make Comeback
In one of nature's best comeback stories, endangered green sea turtles have multiplied in Florida during the past two decades and are now thriving...