QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years, filling ...

Editor's Note: This is the last in a two-part series on turtles. Although turtles usually are not a pest to people, they can sometimes reach numbers where economic damage occurs. There are a variety ...

A leatherback turtle floats next to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boat Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The officer assigned to that boat freed the reptile from a lobster trap line. FWC ...

MARATHON, Fla. — This week’s Don’t Trash Our Treasure has a concerning update on Florida sea turtles. Though nesting numbers are up, adult turtles continue to face threats due to human pressure.

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium examine a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle at a marine animal rehabilitation facility in Quincy, Mass., on Tuesday, when the aquarium was treating more than 200 ...