Thousands of turtles have been sighted off the coast of Ganjam in southern Odisha and at the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is warning drivers that it's turtle mating season. That means there are more of them on the road, especially from mid-May to mid-July, as ...

The mating season of Olive Ridley turtles has begun near Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha’s Ganjam district, as the administration increased patrolling ...

From the 1800s through the 1950s, people clamored for the delicacy green turtle soup. Though the color describes the hue of the soup, one turtle commonly used for the dish – the Chelonia mydas – has ...

Endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have begun arriving at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, the world's largest rookery, for mating. To protect the turtles during this crucial period, fishing has been ...

After mating, female turtles lay eggs by digging pits in the sand and return to the sea, with the hatchlings emerging 45-50 days later.

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Just in time for sea turtle mating season in the Florida Keys, a rehabilitated male loggerhead turtle was released Friday off Pigeon Key. “Sheldon,” named by his U.S. Coast Guard ...

An innocent trip to a petting zoo left one Texas dad utterly shell-shocked. “Well, that was enlightening… I didn’t know turtles made noises,” Vincent Powell captioned a now-viral Instagram post, ...

Adult turtle mortality from vehicle strikes is a preventable threat to these reptiles, several of which are threatened or of special concern in Michigan. Residents can help turtles by safely assisting ...