Named Grace O'Malley, the rescued sea turtle has sparked international support.

A sea turtle had beachgoers scratching their heads after washing up in Texas, looking as if it were covered in green fur.

A bizarre-looking sea turtle left beachgoers doing a double take after it washed ashore in Texas looking like it had a coat of green fur. When rescuers arrived, they realized the animal wasn’t just ...

PUDTOL, Apayao, Philippines — A critically endangered giant softshell turtle, considered as one of the world’s rarest freshwater turtles, has been discovered in a river in Apayao. The Cantor giant ...

World’s rarest, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found stranded on a Texas beach covered in strange green fur. Its green fur appearance raised concern among scientists who worked to rescue and ...

The turtle was found covered in organisms on a beach near Galveston, Texas, on March 7 ...

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still possible for a species to dwindle, and dwindle enough so that only a few ...

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle has been rescued in Texas in critical condition, highlighting the fragility of its survival.

The only known female member of one of the world's rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China, officials said Sunday. The animal was one of four Yangtze giant softshell turtles known to ...

Little is known about how sensitive the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is to human noises – but a new hearing test could change that. Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are among the most endangered species of sea ...

Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known individuals, though the exact number remains uncertain due to ongoing ...