Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these endangered and threatened species to help protect ...

Loggerheads are the world's largest hard-shelled turtle species, and they can live up to 100 years, which the researchers say because of this, it takes years to get adequate information on their ...

There are only seven species of sea turtles, also known as marine turtles, in the world. Six of them are classified as threatened or endangered, with the seventh—flatback turtles—not included ...

Sharks, fish, and two endangered species of sea turtles — hawksbill and Kemp's Ridley —use the area. "At a time when the climate crisis is threatening our fragile ocean ecosystem and costing ...

There's something ridiculously heartwarming about watching tiny turtle hatchlings shuffle their way into the ocean. It's nature's version of a red carpet debut — adorable, raw, and weirdly ...

year after year they remain on the red-listed species list. Despite being relatively slow at reproducing, typically reproducing far less often than other painted turtles in the region, they may ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious ...

These early nests mark the start of a critical season for the endangered species. Kemp's ridleys are the smallest and most threatened of sea turtles and their nesting grounds along the Gulf ...

This is particularly impressive in species like the eastern painted turtle, which can survive under ice-covered ponds throughout North American winters. Research has shown that the respiratory ...

Those of us who have never owned a tortoise or turtle may be startled to learn they can feel through their shells. In fact, most of what we think we know about tortoise shells is probably wrong. So, ...

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Southern Michigan Daylily Society will be hosting a free program called “Integrated Pest Management and Invasive Species” at 10 a.m. May 3 at the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, ...