Sea turtles are anything but graceful on land, which makes it all the more surprising one was recorded dancing on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The video, shared July 10 on Facebook, shows the ...

If cold-stunned sea turtles aren’t rescued from the low temperatures, they can develop harmful health conditions or even die in some cases.

While most sea turtles warm themselves by swimming close to the surface of shallow waters, the Eastern Pacific green turtle will take to land to bask in the sun. Occasionally seen sunbathing ...

“When it’s cold on land, it’s also cold in the ocean. And that led to a number of turtles being beached or very debilitated and just floating in the water," said Dr. Heather Barron, the ...

2 A tortoise by any other name A turtle refers to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises are technically turtles, too. The main difference is that tortoises live only on land, while turtles ...

As their eggs need two months to hatch — like most sea turtle species — they're also threatened by increased land activity on beaches and coastlines, warmer temperatures and light pollution ...

HABITAT: Loggerhead sea turtles inhabit three distinct ecosystems during their lifetimes. They are born on land and spend their time as post-hatchlings lingering in areas near the nesting beach.

sick or injured sea turtle on Maui, whether on land or underwater. Call MOCMI’s Sea Turtle Stranding Response Team through the Statewide Marine Animal Response Hotline at (888) 256-9840.

SCDNR also reminds people to never return a sea turtle that is on land back into the water. Keep your distance from the animal so you do not cause further stress, and if the animal is alive or ...