For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...
The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit ...
Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between ...
Sea turtle populations are rising thanks to conservation efforts, but climate change and habitat loss still threaten their ...
The Mote Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital in Sarasota had been closed since hurricanes Helene and Milton but reopened to ...
Scientists finally solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’ - A large portion of their lives have been a mystery ...
This week alone, in collaboration with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission and other partners, Mote Marine Laboratory & ...
Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act and Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule. These turtles face significant threats ...
Leatherbacks are the largest of the seven sea turtle species and one of the most imperiled. The West Pacific population has fewer than a thousand females. A flatback sea turtle kicks up sand while ...