Loggerhead sea turtles are in the midst of their nesting season on Lowcountry beaches. However, with crowds expected July ...

Even though World Sea Turtle Day is just one day, visitors are always welcome to see the patients and learn about them and their habits.

Based on our findings, we also predicted that an individual green turtle can contain up to 26.4 grams of plastic on average, the equivalent mass of 10 ping pong balls. Predicting ingestion Where a ...

Sea turtles ingest plastic debris of a variety of shapes and sizes, which can include pre-production pellets, foam, plastic bags, sheets, fishing gear and food wrappers.

Based on our findings, we also predicted that an individual green turtle can contain up to 26.4 grams of plastic on average, the equivalent mass of 10 ping pong balls.

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

Green sea turtles are an exception to this, partly because of how they have evolved. These sea turtles have serrated, or saw-like, beaks that allow them to scrape algae off rocks in large quantities.

Green sea turtles are laying their eggs earlier in the season to cope with warming temperatures, a new study shows. Westend61 - Gerald Nowak/Getty Images By Gennaro Tomma March 7, 2025 at 9:00 am ...

Boat-based and shore-based teams captured nine green sea turtles and five hawksbill turtles. Out of the 14 sea turtles captured, one hawksbill was previously captured in 2016 and 2017.