Scientists estimated that a green sea turtle could contain up to 26.4 grams of plastic, equivalent to approximately 10 ...

As for feeding on the hatchlings, ghost crabs use their large claw to restrain the small turtles, while the small claw cuts through the soft skin around the neck. This partially or fully severs the ...

Sea Turtle hatchling season is here and volunteers with the Folly Beach Turtle Watch Program were able to track two seperate ...

Turtles have been around for 200 million years—outliving dinosaurs, surviving ice ages, and basically minding their own ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) — Hilton Head Island welcomed their first loggerhead sea turtle hatchling of the 2025 season ...

The first sea turtle hatchlings of the year have made their debut on Edisto Island over the weekend, marking the beginning of ...

Kaylor said Loggerhead and Green Sea turtles account for most of the center’s patients, many of which have suffered human-caused injuries.

Within that grouping (the superfamily Chelonioidea) are seven sea turtle species, including the green sea turtle, leatherback turtle, and loggerhead sea turtle.

Based on our findings, we also predicted that an individual green turtle can contain up to 26.4 grams of plastic on average, the equivalent mass of 10 ping pong balls.

Between long-distance swims, Dellora the green sea turtle nests on SWFL beaches, where researchers have found her 12 times - and counting.

Between long-distance swims, Dellora the green sea turtle nests on SWFL beaches, where researchers have found her 12 times - and counting.