“It’s definitely always very gratifying to see these animals go back into their ocean home,” said Dr. Heather Barron with the ...
Sea turtles can become cold-stunned when water temperature drops below 50° Fahrenheit. Cold-stunning, which can be ...
About 70 green sea turtles are recovering from hypothermia at the Texas State Aquarium. Here's how they were rescued.
Rescue operations are underway to save sea turtles on South Padre Island after water temperatures officially fell below the ...
Texas wildlife rescue teams have been working around the clock to care for cold-stunned sea turtles after a winter storm and ...
The sea turtles were returned home to the Gulf after being rescued last weekend from cold-stunning conditions, under which turtles stop feeding, stop swimming and float to the surface.
There are many threats to sea turtles, but most of them come from humans. Dangers may range from getting entangled in fishing gear to losing their habitats from beach erosion and human development.
Sea turtles are ectothermic, meaning they rely on their surrounding environment to regulate body temperature. When water ...
Thousands of sea turtles come ashore in Odisha every year in a mass turtle nesting event. Learn what it is and why its ...