Per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cold-stunning occurs when water temperatures drop below 50 degrees, which is too cold for sea turtles to maintain their body temperature.

We've put them at risk, but with a little help, they're rebounding. Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas. They were so numerous during Columbus’s day that “it seemed the ...

The species is the largest sea turtle that migrates in tropical and ... leatherbacks are accidentally ingesting white or transparent garbage. The plastic sheet had small holes that appeared ...

But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where, at least, they could be found. Last week’s extraordinary storm that ...

There are currently 29 sea turtles in critical care at the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center at The Florida Aquarium. Here's how you can help.

Ten sea turtles rescued from hypothermic conditions on Cape Cod last year were rehabilitated and returned to ocean waters in Florida Tuesday afternoon, New England Aquarium officials said in a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented over 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtle rescues within six days. Florida’s northern coast was recently hit with a rare cold weather ...

Although many rejoiced and took advantage of the rare snow by having snowball fights, sledding and even building mini snowmen, the winter weather had a lasting impact on green sea turtles along ...

a Beatbot representative tells us that the robot has a swimming speed close to that of a real sea turtle, and that it could conceivably swim all day if it were to periodically take solar-charging ...

Sea turtles, ancient mariners of the ocean, embark on a silent journey through the vast and deep blue. These creatures have roamed our seas for millions of years and face countless challenges. From ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far ...