Sea Turtles Lay Eggs on West Coast in Rare Nesting Event
For the first time in recorded history, sea turtles have been observed laying eggs on the U.S. West Coast. Two unexpected nesting events in Southern California have surprised scientists and…
Wildlife Photographer Spots Tiny Turtle Trapped In Sand — Then Steps In To Save Him
What started as an ordinary morning on the beach quickly turned into a rescue For wildlife photographer Ben Hicks, mornings often begin near the ocean. Based in North Palm Beach,…
Pancake, one of the world’s rarest sea turtles, is swimming free again after nearly freezing to death
The chants weren’t for a food competition. They were for a sea turtle — a Kemp’s ridley named Pancake, who on July 23rd was finally returned to the ocean after…
Florida’s leatherback sea turtles rebound to record high, following devastating hurricane season
🐢 Florida’s Sea Turtles Rebound After Devastating 2024 Hurricane Season Meta Title: Florida Sea Turtle Nesting Reaches Record Highs in 2025 After HurricanesMeta Description: After hurricanes devastated Florida’s beaches in…
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…
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…
A Man Notices a Shadow in the Waves and Rescues a Boatload of Astonished Animals
How One Captain Became a Lifeline for Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles It was a bitterly cold day in January 2018 when Captain Brandon Upton spotted something unusual floating in the waves.…
Royal Navy Rescues Six Rare Turtles Blown Off Course and Returns Them to Their Natural Habitat
After being swept thousands of miles off course, suffering from cold stunning, and ultimately beached, six weary loggerhead sea turtles found a lifeline aboard a Royal Navy ship en route…
Caught in the Act: Woman Pleads Guilty to Smuggling 29 Turtles Across Vermont Lake to Canada by Kayak
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by…