Dozens gathered on the beach at Alligator Point to watch as the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released Echo the sea turtle back into the Gulf of Mexico.

Dozens gathered on the beach at Alligator Point to watch as the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released Echo the green sea turtle back into the Gulf of Mexico.

The sea turtles, ranging in size from 3 to 35 pounds, were released by the Zoo’s sea turtle team and TAMU Galveston’s Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research.

A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, named Clean after the Taylor Swift song, wears a miniature beaded friendship bracelet before ...

Russian tankers were responsible for a massive oil spill in the Black Sea. The result was a loss of aquatic life and animals ...

After years of steady gains, a decades-long conservation program dedicated to the Kemp's ridley hits rough seas ...

Conservation foundations on the Indonesian island of Bali raised concerns in February over the volume of live sea turtles ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Gulf World Marine Institute took in 1200 cold-stunned sea turtles last month. They care for acute cold-stunned turtles, who are rescued in mass quantities and are relea ...

What American maps call the Gulf of California, Mexico calls the Sea of Cortez. The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names tries to standardize maps so there’s less confusion, ...

Experts say these findings highlight the need for expanded research into sea turtle populations and nesting sites in the Gulf. Since January 1, 2025, the DTRP has rescued 103 turtles, mainly young ...

“If a country wants to change the designation of something in the sea, it would only apply up to 12 nautical miles. It cannot apply to the rest, in this case, the Gulf of Mexico. This is what we ...