Conservation group sues the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service over lack of protection for the Rio Grande cooter, a turtle.

Dr. Donna Shaver will no longer serve in her role as Texas Coordinator of the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. A ...

The Four Seasons Resort Nevis, aware of its responsibility to protect and conserve the sea turtles' nesting grounds, initiated a partnership with the Sea Turtle Conservancy sixteen years ago. Every ...

Climate change impacts all kinds of wild animals, including several varieties of sea turtles – many of which are now recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as vulnerable, ...

Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females’ slow yet determined scooch onto Florida’s shores, shoveling away sand with her speckled fins, digging a hole to lay eggs. The season ...

Six of the seven known sea turtle species reside on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List, ranging in severity from vulnerable, to endangered, to critically-endangered.

The loggerhead turtle faces risks of extinction. A Queen Mary research project in Cabo Verde has seen local numbers soar, offering a sustainable way to protect this fascinating species. The loggerhead ...

Marine turtles spend almost their entire lives at sea – but little is known about the paths they take. Now, satellites are helping scientists map their movements during the "lost years". In early June ...

At first, an encounter between a jaguar (Panthera onca) and a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) seems improbable, even ridiculous, but the two species do come into fatal contact when a female turtle, ...

Jairo Mora Sandoval knew his work was dangerous. The 26-year-old Costa Rican, who was paid to protect endangered leatherback sea turtles and their eggs on a Caribbean beach in the tiny Central ...