Archaeologists recently uncovered five turtle shell fragments from a gravel pit in Magdeburg, Germany — and they're not sure ...

Thought today's turtles could get pretty big? Think again; this giant turtle was large enough to eat an entire human.

The leather turtles once nested across the shores of mainland Indian, but lately their habitats have shifted to only the ...

Surveys conducted in 2016 and 2019 confirm that important nesting beaches have re-formed after the 2004 Indian Ocean ...

Meanwhile, green turtles are still considered endangered globally, but their populations show signs of recovery in many ...

On January 15, a disturbing video surfaced on social media showing a leatherback sea turtle being dragged from the trunk of a car by two men, assisted by a third.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A giant leatherback sea turtle got a personal escort back to the open ocean after taking a wrong turn into boat traffic. What could have ended in a heartbreaking ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A giant leatherback sea turtle got a personal escort back to the open ocean after taking a wrong turn into boat traffic. What could have ended in a heartbreaking accident ...

THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS WORKING WITH FWC. TAKE A LOOK TO HELP GUIDE A MASSIVE LEATHERBACK TURTLE SAFELY OUT TO SEA. YOU CAN’T SEE IT RIGHT NOW, BUT BEFORE IT POPPED ITS HEAD UP ...

The sheriff's office said its Marine Unit, alongside the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), successfully completed an impromptu escort mission for a very large leatherback ...

Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) | Size: 8 feet (2.4 meters) long | Weight: over 2,000 pounds (900 kg) | Habitat: Everywhere in the world, in oceans, temperate to tropical sea water ...

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.’s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for the long-term health of fish, marine mammals and the marine food chain.