The sea turtle is one of the ocean’s most fascinating, ancient, and distinguished reptiles, renowned for its vital role in the marine ecosystem. With seven distinct species, sea turtles inhabit every ...

The third-graders cheered as they urged 13 terrapins — ranging in size from a half-dollar to a hamburger — on their way to a watery finish line at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center in Queen Anne’s ...

First-grader Nicole Salomon crouched down on her knees and peered into a glass window. Within moments she was face to face with a 305-pound loggerhead turtle recovering from a shell wound at the South ...