A sea turtle initially weighed over 7 ½ pounds; her weight decreased to just over 6 pounds once experts cleaned her organism-covered shell.

PHUKET: Marine biologists in Phuket have rescued two sea turtles entangled in marine debris and are investigating the cause ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — A young green sea turtle was recently discovered stranded along Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The ...

This loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore in Texas covered in layer of encrustation, including barnacles in its mouth, experts discovered. Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research photo It’s common ...

The rehab team conducted an exam on the sea turtle and began cleaning her. She was covered with a heavy load of epibiota—barnacles, algae, and other aquatic creatures. When she arrived ...