Sea Turtles

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.

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Halloween toy among plastics swallowed by sea turtles

This Antipoaching Unit in Kenya is Saving Sea Turtles

Heavy Metal Pollution Threatens Sea Turtles with Feminization, New Study Reveals

Metal pollution may be skewing the sex ratio of sea turtles

An Auction of Prosthetics, Mermaids and Creepy Dolls to Benefit Sea Turtles

Why Sea Turtles Are Washing Up on New York’s Beaches

Superstition Over Sexual Pleasure Is Putting Panama's Sea Turtles at Risk

New critical period of embryonic sex determination in sea turtles identified

Many Baby Sea Turtles Never Make It to The Sea. This Genius Idea Could Save Them

More than 1.1 million sea turtles poached over last three decades

Most of Florida's newly-hatched sea turtles are female. Why?

Sea Turtles Escape Tiger Sharks By... Not Moving

Why Baby Leatherback Sea Turtles Struggle to See the Ocean

Snuggling Sea Turtles Filmed for the First Time

Sunlight’s healing effects help imperiled green sea turtles with tumors

Half century of protection pays off for sea turtles

Restoring Sea Turtles' Numbers Also Restored Their Ecosystem

Study at molecular level finds Indian River Lagoon green sea turtles biologically stressed

Plastic creates 'evolutionary trap' for young sea turtles

Legendary Sargasso Sea may be sea turtles' destination during mysterious 'lost years'