Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The St. Johns River has a wonderful and diverse variety of wildlife. The river’s vertebrate wildlife includes all the fish species ...

Of the seven sea turtle species that live in the world’s oceans, four can be found off the Oregon coast. They include the loggerhead, green, leatherback and olive ridley. These ancient mariners are ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The broad-shelled river turtle (Chelodina expansa) falls into a group known as side-neck turtles.

In the shallow turquoise waters off the island of Providenciales in Turks and Caicos—a British overseas territory south of the Bahamas—large adult green sea turtles rest on the sandy seafloor, grazing ...

Engangered sea turtles all over the world are showing positive signs of recovery in places they're found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. "Many of the turtle populations ...

The United States is home to six out the world’s seven sea turtle species, all of which are either threatened or endangered. World Sea Turtle Day, celebrated on Sunday, aims to highlight the need for ...

Late last month, record-low temperatures cooled down the waters of the Gulf and the Atlantic significantly, causing almost ...

For two decades, Texas conservationists celebrated as the most endangered sea turtle in the world rebounded before their eyes. At Padre Island National Seashore, Donna Shaver, chief of the Division of ...

Sea turtle nests hit record highs in Florida this year, tripling last year's numbers. Most new turtles are girls, because a turtle's sex depends on the temperature they sit in as an egg. This is ...

Southwest Florida is experiencing a successful sea turtle nesting season, with numbers surpassing previous years. Collier County beaches have recorded 2,161 nests, a significant increase from the ...