The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

Five people linked to the mishandling of sea turtles at Pulau Manukan have been issued with compound notices.Sabah Tourism, ...

A total of 5,523 Olive Ridley Turtle eggs have been collected in Kanniyakumari district and 816 hatchlings have been released ...

Despite its struggles, the divers continue to hold it down and even pose for the camera. Under Malaysian law, sea turtles are fully protected, and it is illegal to harass or harm them. Touching or ...

The gentle splash of flippers signalled a new chapter for five green turtles that were released back into the wild in ...

RANGE: Loggerhead sea turtles occur throughout the temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. In the Atlantic Ocean, they range from Newfoundland to Argentina.

Adult leatherbacks can grow as large as nearly 2 meters long. The species is the largest sea turtle that migrates in tropical and temperate seas, including the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean ...

Higher ground is good in that it protects nests from super high tides and smaller tropical systems. Shortly after Ian, many sea turtles were forced to lay nests on relatively low lands ...

Actress China Anne McClain, known for her roles in several Disney shows including “A.N.T. Farm” series, was seen walking on a beach in the north side of Maui, Hawaii, before going up to sleeping ...