Whale Watching Tour Sees Floating Pile Of Trash — With Someone Trapped Inside
Can you guess what it was? A few years ago, Simon Lorenz, owner of the marine tour company Insider Divers, was leading a group through the vibrant waters surrounding Sri…
Diver Spots Massive Sea Turtle Stranded on Ocean Floor — Urgent Rescue Mission Begins
When Mike Papish, an experienced diver and underwater photographer, first spotted Lenny, a massive 322-pound loggerhead sea turtle, he immediately sensed something was wrong. Lenny wasn’t using one of his…
Turtle Covered In Barnacles Couldn’t Move — Now She’s A Glowing ‘Boss’
“It’s been amazing to watch her defy the odds.” Meet Kalani: a spirited Australian sea turtle whose journey began in heartbreak but turned into a story of resilience. In January,…
Vets Borrow a Horse’s CT Scanner to Fit Giant, 302-Pound Sea Turtle and Get a Nice Surprise
When a massive loggerhead sea turtle was struck by a boat and brought to a veterinary hospital in Florida, the doctors were unsure how to proceed. They needed to determine…
Native Turtles Return to Yosemite After Being Overrun by Invasive Bullfrogs from the East
Bullfrog Eradication Brings Native Turtles Back to Life in Yosemite In a remarkable victory for native wildlife, the eradication of invasive American bullfrogs from parts of Yosemite National Park has…
Biologists celebrate recovery mission as 31 critically endangered sea turtles return to the Atlantic Ocean
31 Critically Endangered Sea Turtles Return to the Ocean After Lifesaving Rehab On a sun-drenched April afternoon, cheers erupted along the shoreline of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, as 31 Kemp’s…
Family Finds Odd Mass Washed Up On Beach — And Ends Up Saving A Life
She was running out of hope. Sea Turtle Found Covered in Barnacles Gets Second Chance at Life While strolling along the Gulf Coast of Texas, a family made a heartbreaking…
‘Seemingly impossible’: Endangered tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old
A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a male of the same age at Philadelphia Zoo. An endangered…
Man Rescues Boatloads of ‘Stunned’ Animals After Noticing Shadows in the Waves
Captain’s Lifelong Mission to Rescue Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico Captain Brandon Upton, a commercial mariner based in Corpus Christi, has been dedicated to saving lives, especially…
Guy Spots Someone Dangerous Stuck In Drain And Refuses To Leave Him Behind
“Oh my gosh. I don’t like this.” Dad and Daughter Rescue Trapped Snapping Turtle: A Heartwarming Act of Kindness After a heavy rain flooded Zebadiah Wilkes’ pond, he and his…