UPDATES ON THIS STORY AS WE LEARN MORE. THE NATURE PRESERVE IS ASKING FOR HELP RIGHT NOW. AFTER A SPECIAL BABY BOX TURTLE WENT MISSING. ACCORDING TO THE PRESERVE, THEY BELIEVE SOMEONE TOOK MICHELLE ...

Juno Beach, Fla. — The veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor the animals they've rehabilitated. They're particularly interested in amputees. Using ...

GALVESTON, Texas — A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that washed ashore along the Texas coast is now recovering after being rescued by researchers last week and treated by veterinarians. The ...

A new study examines how rising sea levels may affect sea turtle habitats at nine locations across the world. Credit: Thomas Fuhrmann/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Beaches are constantly rearranged ...

The turtle is now receiving care from the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research and veterinarians from the Houston Zoo "We are hopeful for her recuperation and eventual release back into the Gulf," ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cold-stunned Kemp's ridley sea turtle lays in the sand with seaweed piled on top of it to keep it warm before the arrival of ...

A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...

FLORIDA — March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a few things to note about the season and nesting sea turtles. The ...

The Turtle Survival Center, run by the Turtle Survival Alliance, exists to buy time for species that no longer have much of it. Founded in 2013 in South Carolina, the center functions as a ...

An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...

An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to “a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,” according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the ...