Late last month, record-low temperatures cooled the waters of the Gulf and the Atlantic significantly, causing almost 800 sea turtles to wash ashore across Florida's beaches.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Nearly a third of the 101 dead or injured sea turtles found on Georgia beaches last year, had suffered ...
Veterinarians at a Florida Keys turtle hospital are working around the clock to save sea turtles left immobile and vulnerable by a sudden cold snap.
A loggerhead sea turtle, a species usually found in warmer waters much farther south, was spotted near the Washington-British Columbia border in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Sunday. A father and son ...
Eight juvenile green sea turtles are warming up at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon after being spotted in distress in unusually cold Upper Florida Keys waters. The turtles were found in the Upper Keys ...
Turtle hospitals and aquariums across the country are caring for sea turtles that stranded on beaches during the winter season, which is now coming to a close amid an uptick in strandings along ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As Florida experiences colder temperatures, some wildlife could be impacted by the weather, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced. During the colder ...
The recent cold snap didn't just challenge human Floridians. Why it matters: Wildlife officials, rescue groups and good Samaritans have rescued hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles from Florida ...
Green sea turtles in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay have started to see some relief from fibropapillomatosis, a herpes-like virus that causes tumors, after cleanup efforts in the bay. (Carioca Turtles ...
Between January 21 and January 26, U.S. Geological Survey experts, working with partners, volunteers, and community members from Port St. Joe, rescued endangered or threatened sea turtles that were in ...
Each year during the spring and early summer, small turtles nestled below the ripples of Audubon Park Lagoon begin courting, mating and, eventually, nesting. Once their courtship is over, female ...