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Two photos of a sea turtle with orange and tan shell patterns. Left: Two people in blue uniforms holding the turtle on a boat. Right: Close-up of the turtle's head and front flippers resting on a dark surface.

Coast Guard saves distressed sea turtle in Florida Keys: 'Every life, every call, we're here for them all'

Nearby veterinarians found a tear in the turtle’s lung that kept the marine creature from diving properly.

A group of people in white shirts kneel on a beach, holding colored buckets and pouring baby sea turtles onto the sand in a line.

Tourists put these sea turtle nests at risk. Local Mexicans intervened, and now 3,200 hatchlings are swimming free

On August 30, volunteers gathered in Veracruz to give local sea turtle hatchlings a fighting chance.

A sea turtle swims toward the camera in turquoise water, its flippers extended to the sides and its patterned shell and face clearly visible.

Researchers bid farewell to rescued sea turtle after 200-day recovery: 'We were all bawling on the boat afterwards'

Crush the loggerhead spent over six months in recovery after a cyclone washed her ashore in January.

Left: U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat on water. Right: Three Coast Guard personnel in red and black uniforms with life vests pose beside a large sea turtle in a boat.

This 220-pound sea turtle was tangled in a fishing line. The Coast Guard saved her — and the 100 eggs she was carrying

So far this year, Florida has documented tens of thousands of loggerhead sea turtle nests statewide.

Left: A gloved hand points to barnacles and other organisms covering a sea turtle's shell. Right: A close-up of a barnacle on a shell.

AI videos of sea turtle barnacle removals are taking over the internet. This real footage of a rescue turtle is way more satisfying

Syrena made headlines last year when she was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico, barely able to swim. Now, her rescuer is sharing never-before-seen clips from her incredible recovery.

A large sea turtle lies on sand while several people lean over to examine and touch its shell and flippers.

Beachgoers are learning a vital lesson from this harrowing sea turtle rescue: 'Fill in your holes'

A viral video posted on World Sea Turtle Day is serving as a cautionary tale for beachgoers this summer.

Sea turtle swimming underwater in deep blue ocean water, photographed from the side.

Researchers discover groundbreaking details about sea turtle migration patterns: 'Crucial to conservation'

The new research followed male sea turtles, which often do not get the same attention as female nesting turtles.

Left: A large sea turtle lies in a black container while a person's hand touches its shell. Right: A crowd of people gathers on a beach as a woman in a blue shirt kneels near a sea turtle on the sand.

Massive 80-year-old 'sea turtle matriarch' rescued by Coast Guard triumphantly returns to the ocean

Timmy the turtle was found “splashing erratically” when she was rescued by the Coast Guard in the Florida Keys in late July. Now, she’s returning home.

Multiple small sea turtles in shallow water inside a bright green plastic basin.

75 'confused' baby sea turtle hatchlings rescued after crawling up a road in search of the ocean

Local officials are urging Florida residents to help keep beachfronts turtle-safe for nesting season.

Two side-by-side images of a sea turtle on sand and dark rocks. Left image shows the sea turtle's full body covered in sand with yellow and reddish coloring. Right image shows a close-up of the sea turtle's claws and front legs on dark ground.

Florida runner saves massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hopelessly flipped upside down in the sand

Sage LaJoie is used to seeing animals in need along her running route in Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge — but this one was her biggest challenge yet.

Four people crouch beside a pink and yellow ocean kayak on a paved area with parked cars visible in background. Right image: A sea turtle with a dark shell and yellow-outlined flippers rests on white fabric, with tumors on its eyes and flippers.

Kayak guide interrupts tour in the Florida Keys to paddle out to a sea turtle in distress

Allison Calhoun was leading a tour in the Florida Keys when she got the call to help “a little guy” in need.

Man in orange shirt holding large sea turtles on the bed of a truck separate image shows person in orange shirt wading in shallow ocean water carrying a turtle, with beach and forested coastline visible.

These green sea turtles were destined to become 'turtle soup.' Two men stepped in to buy their way to freedom

Two men were working construction sites in Papua New Guinea when they made a habit out of rescuing local sea turtles from seaside markets.