The ocean can be an extremely dangerous place, even for an animal that migrates through and rides its currents for decades.

Learn about the hatching habits of one of oldest creatures on Earth Alan B. Bolten and Blair E. Witherington June 16th is World Sea Turtle Day, which celebrates the creatures and acknowledges the ...

Florida sea turtle nesting season generally starts about March 1 and ends about Nov. 15, but at least four leatherbacks are ...

“It’s definitely always very gratifying to see these animals go back into their ocean home,” said Dr. Heather Barron with the Loggerhead Marinelife Center Loggerhead Marinelife Center/Facebook The ...

Warmer oceans and depleting food have affected the ubiquitous loggerhead turtle’s reproductive and migratory patterns — and even its size.

COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound (170-kilogram) sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida. Officials with the Brevard Zoo released a ...

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, ...

A rehabilitated sea turtle was released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach Wednesday morning. Willow, a subadult loggerhead, was set free in the area behind the Loggerhead Marinelife ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — 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, named ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — A rehabilitated sea turtle was released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach Wednesday morning. Willow, a subadult loggerhead, was set free in the area behind the ...

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A loggerhead sea turtle was successfully rescued after it became stuck between two rockson its way back to the ocean on Monday morning. The Martin County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) ...