Already, the climbing temperatures are threatening the viability of all hatchlings. Research on loggerhead sea turtles in ...

Yes, of course sea turtles breathe air. They are reptiles, not fish. Sea turtles must surface to breathe, but not as often as ...

Well, baby turtles hatch out of nests that are buried deep under the sand, up to 80cm below the surface of the beach.

The sand was then gently replaced, and the turtles got to work. The results from the accelerometers showed that, despite ...

But for the millions of eggs that are now incubating under the sand, the journey is just beginning. They may be loners as adults, but olive ridley turtles begin life as part of a team. Nestled in ...

A hundred and eighty Olive Ridley turtles graced Palavakkam beach last Sunday. Only, they were made of sand, shaped by 800 school and college students and people from corporates. The sand ...

A turtle hospital in Florida said all the turtles they tested for the past four years have been female, a worrying trend it attributes to climate change. The temperature of the sand where the eggs ...

People visiting a southern Gold Coast beach have been warned to “keep your dogs on a leash” as an active turtle nest remains ...

When I arrive I find her digging a ditch in the sand with the help of a few volunteers and the fisherman who sold her the turtle. The turtle, which had been bleeding from the mouth earlier ...