Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California took a step Wednesday toward placing Pacific leatherback sea turtles under state protection ...

The protection of endangered marine turtle species took a major step forward in Cambodia this week. The protection of endangered marine turtle species took a major step forward in Cambodia this week, ...

FLORIDA KEYS — It wasn’t an easy road back to water for the 322-pound loggerhead named Lenny. The turtle was spotted injured, struggling to swim near Alligator Reef off the coast of Islamorada in the ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — The town government is a step closer to enacting an ordinance meant to eliminate light on the beach and, in turn, reduce the number of disoriented sea turtle hatchlings. The town ...

Escambia County staff and volunteers dedicated thousands of hours in 2023 to monitoring and protecting sea turtles and their nests on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, along with educating the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— As a result of a petition filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that nesting habitat for leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) ...