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There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of them travel thousands of miles between the areas where they forage for ...

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest living sea turtle in the world — and also one of the most ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway, which means thousands of turtles will come to our local beaches to lay their eggs from now through October. And the hot ...

In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach plunged her arm shoulder-deep in the sand to reach a loggerhead sea turtle nest that ...

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s May which means the start of sea turtle nesting season here in the southeast. It’s the time of year where sea turtles make their way to our beaches to lay their nests.

A Florida State University marine biologist is enhancing conservation efforts by identifying areas in the U.S. Atlantic and ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach ...