Mincer said an abundance of plastic in the oceans has been a concern for scientists since at least the 1970s, but clearly, a solution is still needed. "The numbers are quite high worldwide.

courtesy Alvin ISD You might find turtles swimming Mustang Bayou in Alvin’s National Oak Park on any warm day, but you will only see the plastic, bathtub kind — 13,000 of them — there on one ...

A leatherback sea turtle was spotted near Haida Gwaii, a collection of islands off B.C.'s northwest coast, and ...

A green sea turtle, now nicknamed "Lucky Duck," was rescued and brought to the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island with shark ...

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off the coast of Argentina.

Sea turtles face plastic pollution peril Study warns that all seven species of marine turtle can ingest or become entangled in discarded plastic debris Date: October 9, 2015 Source: University of ...

More than 350 baby turtles have washed back to shore after facing Hurricane Matthew and other recent tropical storms. Although they have survived so much, their lives are still at risk because of ...