Sea Turtles Good News

Good news and resources about sea turtles

A close-up of a sea turtle with a hook in its mouth, being held by a gloved person

After a fisherman accidentally hooked one of the world's most endangered sea turtles, these rescuers stepped in to save it

On May 20, a fisherman hooked a sea turtle from a fishing pier in North Carolina. That’s when the Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol leapt into action.

A baby sea turtle hatchling crawls across the sand. More sea turtles can be seen in the background

Experts celebrate record-breaking start for sea turtle nesting season

A devastating hurricane season in 2024 meant low nest counts for sea turtles across Florida. So far, 2026 is proving to be a banner year for the endangered species.

A loggerhead sea turtle swims underwater, with his left flipper amputated

Endangered loggerhead turtle needed his flipper amputated due a scourge of leeches. He's finally on the road to recovery

Habanero the loggerhead sea turtle has been through quite a journey. But his doctors are optimistic that his best life is ahead.

Two sea turtle hatchlings walk along a sandy beach

Hundreds of sea turtles visit this national park to lay their eggs every year. To protect them, locals 'adopt a nest'

Over seven years, 600 supporters have helped raise nearly $126,000 to protect endangered sea turtle eggs.

A closeup photo of a loggerhead sea turtle

Sea turtle with tumor 'bigger than her head' makes miraculous recovery: 'She takes the cake for the scariest tumor I've seen'

The 170-pound loggerhead sea turtle “beat the odds” last summer and has since swam over 870 miles around the Florida Keys.

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle, with a missing forelimb, dives in a tank.

One of the world's most endangered sea turtles lost her flipper in a 'traumatic amputation.' Her next chapter is being tracked from space

Amelie has joined a unique group of amputee sea turtles that are being monitored by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

A sea turtle swimming in a clear, circular tank with sunlight shining through the water.

A passing boat shattered the back of this loggerhead sea turtle's shell. See her incredible four-month recovery

Swim Shady, and fellow loggerhead Paddles, were in critical condition when they were rescued near Juno Beach, Florida.

A close-up of a green sea turtle covered in barnacles, laying on a light pink beach towel

Beachgoer finds sea turtle stranded, so covered in barnacles she couldn't move. See her amazing 9-month recovery

Kalani the green sea turtle was covered in barnacles, algae, and leeches. Experts at the Australian Seabird & Turtle Rescue brought her back from the brink.

In a closeup, a smiling woman holds up a baby leatherback turtle on a beach at night.

Woman travels the world to see all 7 species of sea turtle — and help save them along the way

A Canadian mother of two discovered a new passion in 2020: protecting sea turtles.

A woman in a blue shirt, sunglasses, hat, and shorts smiles as she gently helps a green sea turtle return to the ocean. She is surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.

Tumorous sea turtle makes 4-month recovery after being saved from fishing line: 'I seriously did not think she was going to make it'

Nutella the sea turtle was in rough shape when she was rescued from Key Largo in December. Thanks to Florida’s Turtle Hospital, she has finally been released back to the ocean.

A little girl smiles beside a sea turtle wrapped in on a fishing pier.

On vacation, this 8-year-old girl spotted a hooked sea turtle. She ended up saving one of the world's most endangered species

A young girl was vacationing from South Carolina with her family when they came across a hooked sea turtle on a fishing pier.

A loggerhead sea turtle floating in an aquarium tank.

An endangered sea turtle spent 22 years recovering from a shark attack. Now, she's finally returning to the ocean

Molly the sea turtle was on the brink of death when she was found on the shores of Kerry, Ireland in 2004. Her recovery has been nothing short of a miracle.