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

Sea turtles are considered one of the oldest living species on Earth, but it’s been a mystery where their babies go after heading out to sea. Known as their “lost years,” the lack of information makes ...

the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research and the Galveston Island Park Board, according to a blog from the Houston Zoo. ZOO CHANGES: The Houston Zoo to close historic exhibit space in March ...

GALVESTON, Texas — A large group of green sea turtles are back home in the Gulf after a long ordeal that began last fall. The 24 cold-stunned sea turtles were recently released from Stewart ...

In January, nearly 1200 sea turtles were cold-stunned. Peony and ICU-4 were two of the sea turtles rescued nearly two months ...

Scientists call this period of sea turtle development “the lost years,” because they know so little of what happens in this life stage. Some ridleys remain in the Gulf of Mexico, while ...

ALLIGATOR POINT, Fla. (WCTV) - After being stranded away from home and struggling to survive for months, an adorable little lady was finally able to return Thursday to where she belongs.

The remaining species, the critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), is found only in the Gulf of Mexico and the North American Atlantic coast. The green turtle ...

For the first time in 75 years, Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been ... s likely effects on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it dismisses the chance of another ...

Nineteen endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles named for Taylor Swift songs finished their ‘recovery era’ and were released back into the wild on Wednesday. The Kemp’s ridley sea turtles ...