A rescue team in Massachusetts saved a 500-pound leatherback sea turtle tangled in fishing gear. The turtle, spotted by boaters, was rescued in Cape Cod Bay.

A rescue team in Massachusetts saved a 500-pound leatherback sea turtle tangled in fishing gear. The turtle, spotted by boaters, was rescued in Cape Cod Bay.

A rescue team in Massachusetts saved a 500-pound leatherback sea turtle tangled in fishing gear. The turtle, spotted by boaters, was rescued in Cape Cod Bay.

Ready to see adorable baby turtles? This week, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center confirmed the first hatchlings. Where? When? How to help them.

In this wonderful Instagram post, you get to see a very rare creature. It is a pale yellow or cream sea turtle, and, what’s more, this one has survived long enough to grow to a good size. Take a ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - With the return of summer comes not only beach days, but the return of the sea turtle nesting season. Just this week alone, there have been three alleged sea turtle nest ...

Officials in Martin County got a unique call for assistance on Monday. Martin County Fire Rescue said it responded to a call of a sea turtle swimming in a saltwater residential pool on Jupiter Island.

Backers tout Jacksonville University's partnership with Mickler's Landing Turtle Patrol as a chance for hands-on research about protected species.

The nonprofit Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island aims to protect island's sea turtle hatchlings through a "put the beach to bed" volunteer initiative.