JUNO BEACH, Fla. — The radio call comes in long past her bedtime but 7-year-old Nacia Goldberg lets out a squeal loud enough to convince her mother she is up for the adventure she was promised. Nacia ...

FLORIDA KEYS — It wasn’t an easy road back to water for the 322-pound loggerhead named Lenny. The turtle was spotted injured, struggling to swim, near Alligator Reef off Islamorada in the Florida Keys ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season was named Wednesday in honor of recently deceased Hilton Head hotel manager Jay Wiendl. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Hilton Head’s sea turtle moms have done ...

Every summer, baby sea turtles make their way off Texas beaches and into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time, and hundreds of people flock to the coast to watch. Hatchling releases typically start ...

The nesting season for loggerhead turtles along the eastern seaboard has become a big draw for tourists at Jekyll Island, Ga. For $10, people can walk the beach with experienced guides and also ...

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday morning, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital. The turtle was ...

Per NOAA Fisheries, the annual average of Massachusetts cold-stunned turtles in the last five years is 739, compared to 20 years ago when it was only 139. The increase could be due to the Gulf of ...

Per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cold-stunning occurs when water temperatures drop below 50 degrees, which is too cold for sea turtles to maintain their body temperature. As a ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— As a result of a petition filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that nesting habitat for leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) ...

FLORIDA KEYS — It wasn’t an easy road back to water for the 322-pound loggerhead named Lenny. The turtle was spotted injured, struggling to swim near Alligator Reef off the coast of Islamorada in the ...