By Todd Steiner Carole Allen — founder of HEART (Help Endangered Animals Ridley Turtles) and the first director of the Turtle Island Restoration Network’s Gulf of Mexico office — passed away last week ...

A renowned sea turtle expert in Texas is leaving her position after 37 years as Texas' coordinator for the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN), which is part of the National Oceanic and ...

HOUSTON — With the Fourth of July coming up, a lot of Texans are heading to the beach, but unexpected guests are trying to join the party: sea turtles. Sea turtle rehabilitation facilities along the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas Game Warden holds rescued sea turtle Image by Texas Parks and WildlifeX Wildlife officials and volunteers scrambled to ...

Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving mannerisms and rigid shield make them unique in the animal kingdom. In Texas, there ...

"With that classification comes regulation around sea turtle response, intake, treatment, and release," said Wendy Knight, CEO of Sea Turtle Inc., a rescue and rehabilitation center on South Padre ...

PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Another 1,700 sea turtles were released back into Gulf waters off the South Texas coast on Tuesday following a record-setting storm that pummeled the state and cold-stunned ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens in South Texas have a potent new weapon in their ongoing battle against illegal fishing ...

As spring blankets Texas in a wave of blooming wildflowers and budding trees, another seasonal sign is quietly creeping across roads and highways: turtles on the move. Oblivious to traffic and speed ...