The real reason turtles pull their heads into their shells

Ever consider the question of whether a turtle can truly pull its head into its shell like a cartoon representation in a ...
Yahoo

John Ball Zoo program saving local turtles with ‘head start’

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It has been another successful spring for John Ball Zoo’s conservation team. Zoo officials announced Wednesday that their conservation team has released 24 Eastern box ...
WTVD

Earth Day: Sea turtle program on Bald Head Island helps restore threatened population

BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. (WTVD) -- A unique program on the North Carolina coast is working to restore the sea turtle population, especially Loggerheads, the main species seen in the state. According to ...
Miami Herald

Someone shot a spear through a sea turtle’s head in the Keys. Then doctors went to work

A Turtle Hospital staffer observes Aubie, a loggerhead turtle that was found Thursday, Oct. 17, 2023, in distress at a Florida Keys resort with a spear through its head. The Turtle Hospital ...
WTVD

World's most endangered sea turtles hatch on Hilton Head Island

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WTVD) -- Town officials on Hilton Head Island tweeted about some exciting news Thursday: the hatching of several critically endangered sea turtles. The Kemp's ridley ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Hilton Head Island’s favorite visitors are on their way out. Here’s how their season went

After months of arduous work and endless nurturing, Hilton Head Island’s most beloved visitors are almost on their way out. Sea turtle season — a six-month stretch where some volunteers give up their ...
Post and Courier

Sea turtle nesting season is winding down in SC. Did winter snowfall impact some sites?

BEAUFORT — While there are still little sea turtles patiently waiting in their eggs for the signal to emerge from the sand and dash for the waves, the nesting season for mother turtles has drawn to a ...