A rare type of sea turtle is on the road to recover at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia. But this reptile is the offspring of a surprising parent duo: a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle ...

The world's biggest common snapping turtle, a prehistoric giant known as Big Snap Daddy, died in Nebraska on April 20.

Sea turtle populations are in a precarious state. Although all seven sea turtle species are protected, threats to their ...

After nearly a year of recovery, Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific has returned Porkchop — a green sea turtle with just three flippers — back into the wild. It’s been a long journey for Porkchop, ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats to wild ...

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle named Bear has returned to the ocean, months after she was discovered stranded on the Australian shoreline. Back in December, Bear was found covered in ...

Loggerhead first came to Oceanworld Aquarium in 2004 after she washed up at Castlegregory and is now heading for release off ...

Indiana DNR shares how to help native Indiana turtles cross the road safely and why they don't make good pets.

The staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is monitoring some animals they've rehabilitated from space -- especially amputees, such as one they named Amelie, who's back at sea.