Beach Nap Surprise: Siblings Awaken to Dozens of Wild Babies
“The most special beach day ever.” A Beach Nap Like No Other On a sunny South Florida beach, Alysha and her brother were relaxing in the sand, napping and soaking…
Massive sea turtle back where it belongs after Florida photographer and rescue group step up
A Tough Journey Back to the Sea In the Florida Keys, the road to recovery was anything but simple for Lenny, a 322-pound loggerhead sea turtle. Lenny was discovered in…
Rowers Crossing Atlantic Ocean Stop Mid-Journey To Save Animal’s Life
Midway through an exhausting transatlantic rowing challenge, three British athletes aboard a small boat chose compassion over competition when they encountered an animal in serious trouble. Far from land and…
1 Million Turtle Nests Counted on India’s Coast– ‘Crazy High’ Number is 10x More Than Decades Ago
Sea Turtle Comeback: Nest Numbers Surge Along India’s Western Coast Sea turtles are making a remarkable global recovery, and nowhere is this more visible than along India’s western shoreline. According…
Loggerhead turtle released back into ocean after surviving 10-pound tumor removal
Nicknamed “Molly,” the turtle beat all odds and survived the hourslong surgery and months of recovery after the tumor threatened her life. KEY WEST, Fla. — A rescued loggerhead sea…
Concerns as ‘vulnerable’ turtle spotted in sea
Wildlife specialists are calling on the public to report any sightings of loggerhead turtles after one was recently spotted off the coast of South West England. According to the Cornwall…
Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141
LOS ANGELES — Gramma, the San Diego Zoo’s oldest resident and a beloved Galápagos tortoise, has passed away at an estimated age of 141. For over a century, she charmed…
Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean
Bacteria armed with the M5 motif on their PETase enzyme can feast on plastic, a trait now seen thriving across the world’s oceans. Credit: © 2025 KAUST Far beneath the…
Tiny Baby Hidden In Leaf Pile Is Actually A Critically Endangered Animal
Do you see him? A few years ago, while conducting fieldwork along the shores of the U.S. Virgin Islands, marine biologist Dr. Larry Wood spotted a tiny movement in the…
Conservationists ‘moving on turtle time’ might not know the impact of their work for 30 years. Still, they press on
On a steamy July night on Wassaw Island, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach plunged her arm shoulder-deep into the sand to examine a loggerhead sea turtle nest that had…