A group of sea turtles are released into Atlantic Ocean almost a month after rehabbing from "cold stunning," which ...

It is illegal to touch, chase or feed sea turtles in Hawaii on land or in water. Violators can face hefty fines up to $100,000 for doing so, and possible jail time, according to Hawaiian Paddle ...

Two actresses, including one with Disney ties, have apologized for a video filmed in Hawaii that sparked a “social media furor,” officials said.

The turtles could be found swimming in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic, but no one had ever seen them nesting on land. Lacking evidence of reproduction, some scientists specu ...

2 A tortoise by any other name A turtle refers to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises are technically turtles, too. The main difference is that tortoises live only on land, while turtles ...

While most sea turtles warm themselves by swimming close to the surface of shallow waters, the Eastern Pacific green turtle will take to land to bask in the sun. Occasionally seen sunbathing ...

HABITAT: Loggerhead sea turtles inhabit three distinct ecosystems during their lifetimes. They are born on land and spend their time as post-hatchlings lingering in areas near the nesting beach.

to apologize for creating a social media outburst by posting one of the women touching a sea turtle, while the other videotaped”, an official statement from the Hawaii Department of Land and ...

sick or injured sea turtle on Maui, whether on land or underwater. Call MOCMI’s Sea Turtle Stranding Response Team through the Statewide Marine Animal Response Hotline at (888) 256-9840.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ website states that disturbing sea turtles without a permit is unlawful, and “feeding or touching turtles in any way is considered a disturbance ...