The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit ...

Turtle rescues from Cape Cod are a regular event. The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary searches for turtles that get stuck in ...

The Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Lab in south Saint Augustine treated almost 120 turtles in January alone. Normally, ...

A demonstration of how not to handle a snapping turtle turned into a cringe-inducing illustration when the turtle bit its handler and refused to let go. A video of the incident was posted Jan. 30 on ...

An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St.

Think you were cold? More than 100 sea turtles were rescued in waters around Florida amid a historic winter storm that ...

On Florida’s east coast, offshore Nassau and Volusia counties, an ongoing cold-stunning event has harmed about 120 green sea ...

This week alone, in collaboration with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission and other partners, Mote Marine Laboratory & ...

It is always rewarding to return sea turtles to the ocean where they belong,” said Adam Kennedy, director of rescue and ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented over 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtle rescues within six days.

In Florida's cold weather, 18 cold-stunned turtles were rescued from frigid waters. There are 29 turtles under critical care ...

According to NOAA, cold-stunning is a condition where sea turtles become very weak or inactive after being exposed to cold ...