After being lured to the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters to feed, young sea turtles are trapped and cold-stunned as temperatures drop. A major rescue and rehabilitation response is underway to save ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As Florida experiences colder temperatures, some wildlife could be impacted by the weather, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced. During the colder ...
JUNO BEACH — The only sea turtles that visitors to Loggerhead Marinelife Center will see right now are those whose images are printed on T-shirts in the gift shop. The big turtle tanks at the center ...
During the summer nesting season on Florida's central Atlantic coast, thousands of female loggerheads emerge from the surf and laboriously haul themselves across the sand. Using flippers as shovels, ...
Murray short-neck turtle and Eastern long-neck turtle populations have suffered heavy casualties in Burra Creek due to frequent water pump malfunctions, locals say. Burra Creek's water pump has broken ...
Flexible-shelled eggs of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) were incubated under controlled conditions eliciting different patterns of net water exchange between eggs and the environment. The temporal ...
Cold water is killing endangered sea turtles and other marine wildlife statewide, the lingering result of a record-breaking spate of freezing weather this month. More than 2,000 sea turtles have been ...
Turtles have lifespans that can surpass some humans, drawing awe as more and more people adopt the hard-shelled animals as pets. They can enjoy long lifespans with proper care and adoration from ...