Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to seven feet long and exceeding 2,000 pounds. These reptilian relics are the only remaining representatives of a family of turtles that ...

Weighing up to 700 pounds green turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world. Their proportionally small head, which is nonretractable, extends from a heart-shaped carapace that measures ...

"This is the largest seizure of turtles ever recorded in Bangladesh," Mallik said, recognizing the dedication of Forest Department officials who made the rescue possible. This successful mission ...

“We might be close to a record year for green sea turtles ... “What happened this year was we got the biggest loggerhead sea turtle I had ever seen,” he said. Loggerheads usually are about ...

Visitors to Queensland's famous Mon Repos Beach have witnessed history with a record number of ... is home to the largest concentration of nesting turtles in Australia and the South Pacific.

These turtles were identified as olive ridley turtles, an endangered species that once claimed the largest population of sea turtles on Earth. Why are these creatures washing up? Olive ridley ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

The State Government has recognised the extraordinary conservation efforts at Mon Repos, where more than 500 turtles have been recorded this season — the highest number in 50 years. A total of ...