Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital has seen a surge of green sea turtles needing treatment for a mysterious disease that appears to "melt" their shells, causing lesions and open wounds on their shells ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Shell-ebrate good times. Come on! Let’s Shell-ebrate. Sea Life Park Hawaiʻi, Mālama i nā honu and 808 Cleanups hosted a World Turtle Shell-ebration for World Turtle Day on Monday, ...

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.

After decades of decline, green sea turtles are making a comeback. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) no longer considers the marine creatures endangered, instead reclassifying ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Green sea turtles are no longer an endangered species, according to a recent report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In Thursday's interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep and Leila ...