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A large sea turtle got a little turned around on Jupiter Island last month, the Fish and Wildlife Commission said.
A green sea turtle mistook a tourist for a snack in Eleuthera, the Bahamas, in 2019. Credit... Shane Gross. By Priyanka Runwal. May 11, 2021.
Ready to see adorable baby turtles? This week, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center confirmed the first hatchlings. Where? When? How ...
The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards highlight hilarious photos of animals in the wild. The winning photo, taken by Mark Fitzpatrick, shows a very unimpressed sea turtle. Visit Insider's ...
Tucker, an olive ridley sea turtle, was near death when found washed ashore at Cannon Beach, Ore. On Monday, Tucker became the first nonhuman patient to receive treatment at Virginia Mason’s ...
In 2017, Gross took a photograph of a bleak situation, where a long-dead sea turtle was caught in a fishing line. The image won first place in the conservation category of the 2019 International ...
Lenny, a 322-poung loggerhead sea turtle was treated by The Turtle Hospital after he was found injured off the Florida Keys.
Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling releases are scheduled for June 14 and 18 at Padre Island National Seashore. Releases are canceled if turtles haven't hatched on the expected date or due to bad ...
On Wednesday, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center reported the state's first hatchlings of the season at their "Nest No. 1" on Jekyll Island with tracks in the sand nearby.
Harassing or disrupting a sea turtle or their nest can result in significant penalties, including fines of up to $100,000 and imprisonment of up to one year.