"However, further studies are required to more broadly assess the biological and health impacts of microplastic on sea turtle reproduction." More information: Leah Costello et al, Microplastics ...

1 in 1,000 turtle hatchlings are expected to survive after they're born. Sea turtles lay about 80 to 120 eggs. There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead ...

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The turtle named Rhossi is a critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle. Rescuers found it on the coast of Anglesey, northern Wales, in 2023. They took the turtle to the Anglesey Sea Zoo, where it ...

Rescue team member retrieves a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle fatally struck by a boat near Honeymoon Beach, Water Island. Photo Credit: STAR A critically endangered hawksbill sea ...

And though their nesting grounds are protected and many commercial fishing fleets now use turtle excluder devices ... Kemp’s ridleys are among the smallest sea turtles, reaching only about ...

Turtle hospitals and aquariums across the country are caring for sea turtles that stranded on beaches during the winter season, which is now coming to a close amid an uptick in strandings along ...

Seminoff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on a recent study, "Global [sea turtle] declines occurred due ...

MARATHON, FLA. (WSVN) - A big sea turtle was in big trouble down in the Florida Keys and had to undergo emergency surgery. One of the marine reptile’s front flippers had to be amputated at The ...

Their long journey was made possible by the Johnny Morris Sea Turtle Center in Springfield, Missouri, and the nonprofit group Turtles Fly Too. The turtles were then driven to Florida before their ...

However, sea turtle numbers are up where there have been projects to protect them and the places where they live. But not every species of sea turtle is doing well, and experts say the good work ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — One Floridian was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a rare sight in Volusia County this week. The City of New Smyrna Beach said Turtle Trackers volunteer Jackie Frymire ...