MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

Hundreds of dead, vulnerable sea turtles washed up on South Asian beaches last week near the city of Chennai, India. These turtles were identified as olive ridley turtles, an endangered species ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sea Turtle Inc. is preparing for a second and more intense cold-stunned turtle influx this winter season. Sea Turtle Inc. is urgently preparing and ...

Hundreds of dead, vulnerable sea turtles washed up on South Asian beaches last week near the city of Chennai, India. These turtles were identified as olive ridley turtles, an endangered species that ...

More than 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast in an event not witnessed in over two decades. Olive Ridley turtles travel thousands of miles for ideal nesting ...

Although deaths during nesting season are not unusual, the large number of turtle carcasses found this early in the nesting period has sparked concerns among conservationists and citizens. Where have ...

This video of a leatherback turtle caught most likely in one of the Ìlàjẹ́ communities iin Ondo State s going round. I know there's poverty and hardship in the land but we need to protect our wildlife ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An olive ridley turtle drags sand to cover its nest after laying it at the Rushikulya River in Ganjam, south ...

FILE - An olive ridley turtle drags sand to cover its nest after laying it at the Rushikulya River in Ganjam, south of Bhubaneswar, India, March 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout, File ...

KERKENNAH, Tunisia – On a barge hundreds of metres off the Kerkennah Islands in southern Tunisia, a group of students watches intently as Besma, a recovering sea turtle, shuffles towards the ...

Turtles can be found anywhere, from local ponds and the deep, blue sea to an aquarium tank in your bedroom. These aquatic, semiaquatic or terrestrial creatures are easily recognized thanks to ...