VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A sea turtle found nearly unresponsive in the Lynnhanven River earlier this month is recovering, thanks to the Virginia Aquarium's Stranding Response Program. Iliocostalis ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A 66-pound loggerhead sea turtle is the latest one to be entered in the Virginia Aquarium’s rehabilitation program this year.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center's Stranding Response Team saved 56 turtles hooked on fishing lines in 2023. This year's "hooked sea turtle season" honored the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Veterinarians at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center rescued a sea turtle in May with a fishing hook caught in its mouth. According to their Facebook post ...

A small crowd formed near Buff’s Community Garden along the Oceanfront early Wednesday morning. Inside a couple buckets, two ...

Stranding response teams and volunteers are caring for more turtle nests and teaching the public how to handle them.

The Virginia Aquarium released two sea turtles after months of rehabilitation at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront near Buff’s ...

This year, the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center’s stranding response team responded to 77 cold-stunned sea turtles from November 2024 to early 2025, a record-breaking year for the team.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach resident Michael Strother said it's a catch he never expected. On the fourth of July, while fishing for Cobia, he accidentally hooked an injured sea turtle ...

The young loggerhead sea turtle had not touched the water in four months. On Jan. 5, members of the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center’s stranding response team received the call that ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Veterinarians at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center rescued a sea turtle in May with a fishing hook caught in its mouth. According to their Facebook post ...