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Sea Turtles

A Massive Volunteer Network in Florida Works to Save Endangered Sea Turtles

Bowser, a 172-pound loggerhead sea turtle, was rescued from the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier Sunday. The operation was one of a growing number of rescues in areas where sea turtles and humans overlap.

By Dennis Pillion

The loggerhead sea turtle, Bowser, was brought to the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park’s CARE Center for rehabilitation on June 7 after being hooked on a fishing line. Credit: Gulfarium CARE Center
On March 20, a team of scientists from The Leatherback Project and Fundación Reina Laúd deployed the first satellite tag on an endangered leatherback sea turtle in Ecuador. Credit: Nikki Riddy (Photos taken with red light only under research permits from the Ministry of the Environment)

Scientists Deploy First Satellite Tag on a Leatherback Sea Turtle in Ecuador to Better Reveal Gaps in Ocean Protection

By Teresa Tomassoni

Cold-stunned sea turtles arrive at New England Aquarium’s hospital and are evaluated for infections and injuries. Credit: Vanessa Kahn/New England Aquarium

Hundreds of Sea Turtles Are Freezing in Cape Cod

By Teresa Tomassoni

An Indigenous Guna scientist monitors a nesting leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Armila, Panama. Credit: Teresa Tomassoni/Inside Climate News

Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals

By Teresa Tomassoni

A green sea turtle grazes on seagrass in Turks and Caicos. Credit:Teresa Tomassoni/Inside Climate News

After Decades of Protections, Green Sea Turtles Have Been Saved From the Brink of Extinction—for Now

By Teresa Tomassoni

Many fishing vessels are not publicly tracked, which could make it difficult to monitor illegal activities. Credit: Andrew Aitchison via Getty Images

Scientists Are Shedding Light on ‘Dark Vessels’ at Sea

By Kiley Price

Karen Dourdeville photographs a mature female leatherback turtle stranded on Falmouth Beach on Nantucket Sound after being struck by a vessel. Credit: Mass Audubon/Provincetown Independent.

Warmer Waters Put Sea Turtles on a Collision Course With Humans

By Georgia Hall, Provincetown Independent

Alabama's Sea Turtle Eggs Relocated with 23,000 Others in Massive Rescue

By Jacoba Charles

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