There are many threats to sea turtles, but most of them come from humans. Dangers may range from getting entangled in fishing gear to losing their habitats from beach erosion and human development.

Little kids giddily squeal as a baby sea turtle, flippers flapping, lurches toward the water with the grace of a drunk lunging for a cab at closing time. Tourists applaud as about a dozen more ...

South Carolina wildlife officials warn against touching cold-stunned sea turtles or manatees after a freeze, saying ...

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is urging boaters, swimmers, and beachgoers to keep an eye out for ...

Dilly Dally, a loggerhead turtle who survived a run-in with a predator that ultimately cost her a front flipper, has been released from a Florida animal hospital back into the Atlantic Ocean. "No ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.