A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WITN) - Watching sea turtles hatch is a favorite for many beachgoers at Emerald Isle. “We got to have the kids out and see it. I believe it was last Labor Day,” Emerald Isle ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. India has some pretty successful efforts to protect the olive ridley ...

Nesting season officially kicked off on May 1 throughout the state of Florida, where about 90% of sea turtle nesting in the U.S. takes place. Whether you’re a Florida resident or are simply stopping ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An endangered loggerhead sea turtle was released Monday morning into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach nearly three months after being hit by a boat. The adult female, ...

FOLLY BEACH — A couple hundred people crowded on the beach, hoping to catch a glimpse of five sea turtles being released into the ocean. The South Carolina Aquarium on Aug. 27 released five juvenile ...