A sea turtle’s shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, as certain quirky cartoons have shown. The shell grows with the turtle, ...

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

The critically endangered sea turtle is now being treated at a Texas rehab hospital.

A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) swims in a pond at the Submarine Museum after being rescued from a fishing net where it lost a flipper in Isla de Margarita, Nueva Esparta state, ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A young sea turtle named Bugs is returning to the ocean on Wednesday after spending five months recovering at the Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo. The center ...

The Kemp's ridley turtle is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) – A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle’s fractured shell in the Florida Keys. On Thursday, Fred Troxel examined Elena, a 40-pound ...

Green sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. A photo recently posted on social media showing a sea turtle with its shell removed has led state officials to emphasize the proper ...

It’s a special day at the Oklahoma Aquarium — one that’s sure to make a splash. Guests and staff gathered Tuesday to celebrate the 31st birthday of one of the aquarium’s most beloved residents, ...