JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eight green sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, nearly a month after ...
A petition filed by environmental groups is asking the state for regulations on crab pots to ease the threat they pose on local terrapin populations. Diamondback terrapins, which are found all along ...
A marine animal caught unintentionally by commercial fishing gear is known as bycatch. Dolphins trapped in nets targeting ...
Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that would ...
In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle’s nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island nation ...
A type of clam called the ocean quahog has been known to live for more than 500 years! The turtle’s lifespan can be especially long. How long do turtles live? Maybe you can remember Crush the sea ...
A captive American alligator. Image by Ianaré Sévi, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Eastern Diamondback ...
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, an influx of sea turtles washed up on St. Johns County beaches with very low body temperatures, a phenomenon known as "cold ...
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A near-record number of cold-stunned sea turtles are currently in the care of the Gulf World Marine Institute. According to the organization, they currently ...