A sea turtle named Meatloaf is fighting to keep her flipper. Here's how you can cheer her on

Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific can now get an up-close look at Meatloaf, a rescued green sea turtle undergoing ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Turtles May Have Been Tasty Snacks for Neanderthals 125,000 Years Ago. But Their Shells Were Probably the Real Prize

New research based on fragments discovered at the Neumark-Nord site in Germany suggests Neanderthals may have transformed the ...
News 13

Uptick in flashlight use during sea turtle nesting season

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Sea turtle nesting season is in effect, and there’s growing concern over light pollution affecting hatchlings trying to get to the ocean. Ashley Chelberg is a key part of ...
FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN

Florida Aquarium rehabs 21 turtles as nesting season returns to state beaches

At the Florida Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center, the current turtles are a little too young for nesting season, but ...
Suncoast News Network

Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1; here’s how to keep our turtles safe

The City of Holmes Beach and Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch hosted a community workshop Wednesday to educate the community on ...
Hosted on MSN

Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration's use of their work

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to ...
Discover Wildlife

How on Earth do sea turtles find their way back to where they hatched?

Female turtles return to the beach where they originally hatched to lay their eggs, but how do they know where it is?
Center for Biological Diversity

OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...