Discover why Kemp’s ridley sea turtles matter, the threats they face, and how WWF is helping protect this endangered species.

On July 19, 2026, a loggerhead sea turtle was observed swimming erratically near the surface of the water nearly seven miles south of Sugarloaf Key, in Florida. Working in coordination with the U.S.

These teensy tiny turtles of Appalachia barely survived a biblical flood. Inside the effort to build them a new home. Conservationists are working to restore the habitats of bog turtles and other ...

N.J. Burkett has the details on sea turtle Pancake's return to the ocean. CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Carried like a conquering hero to the shores of Coney Island, a small but mighty sea turtle ...

Seven Kemp’s ridleys and one loggerhead are back fending for themselves off the Cape. The New England Aquarium released eight more sea turtles into the sea this week after they were treated for a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The municipality of San Vicente in the Philippines’ Palawan is a vital nesting ground for Olive Ridley sea turtles. Nesting turtles and their eggs ...

An endangered sea turtle named Lucky washed up in Nova Scotia last year. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of why she and other turtles are traveling so far north. The Kemp's ridley is the ...

Over the squelching and sloshing of waders and the eggy smell of shallow wetland waters, Matt Allender bent down and caught something in his hand. He raised it triumphantly. “Found a turtle!” It’s a ...

JAMESTOWN — Drivers traveling the scenic loop around Jamestown Island may spot volunteers carefully carrying turtles across the road or researchers stopping along the shoulder to record measurements.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Sea turtle nesting season is underway across South Carolina. There have been more than 6,000 nests recorded so far this year, a figure that already surpasses last year’s ...

Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church distributed 250 backpacks during its annual back-to-school drive Saturday. Beach patrol is flying purple flags at lifeguard stands as jellyfish sightings and ...

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) - Researchers at Cornell College are turning to an unlikely source to better understand the health of Iowa’s waterways: turtles. As part of the college’s Summer Research ...