The Gulf of Mexico’s waters are filled with marine life, from endangered sea turtles to majestic whales, but it’s no secret ...
InfographicDive deeper into the threats facing all seven sea turtle species—from accidental capture in fishing nets to overharvesting of eggs and widespread plastic pollution. Turtle eggs are ...
For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...
But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where, at least, they could be found. Last week’s extraordinary storm that ...
Tourists assisted in releasing 125 critically endangered hawksbill turtles back into the sea in Thailand. Heartwarming footage shows the tiny creatures seemingly racing across the sand in Phang Nga on ...
More than 1,100 dead olive ridley turtles have washed ashore on the beaches of Tamil Nadu state in southern India this month. Most were found near the state capital, Chennai. “I never heard [of ...
Scientists finally solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’ - A large portion of their lives have been a mystery ...
This year, thousands of turtles are washing ashore dead, their lifeless bodies bearing the scars of a relentless battle against unsustainable fishing and habitat destruction. The east coast ...
This species is considered vulnerable, with a major driver of extinction being habitat loss and overharvesting. Much less is known about the three Asian species of horseshoe crabs, however ...
The culprits are familiar: pollution, overharvesting and a drastic reduction in freshwater flow — the lifeblood of these ecosystems. Climate change, with its rising sea levels and intensifying ...