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A green sea turtle in a close-up image, held up by two gloved hands

Sea turtle makes dramatic recovery after life-threatening boat strike: 'The most severe case that we've ever seen'

“Dark-Blue Yellow” is one of 21 sea turtles recently rescued by The Florida Aquarium Turtle Rehabilitation Center.

A man in the water, holding out a head for support as a guy above on a boat reaches out in return. A massive green sea turtle is in the water with him.

Four friends rescued a 324-pound sea turtle after it was struck by a boat: 'She'd been fighting for hours out there'

Four friends were out boating on the Jupiter Sound when a struggling sea turtle caught their eye.

A woman in a blue polo shirt in hat smiles as she holds a sea turtle on a beach

This rescued sea turtle shocked scientists with its DNA results. After a 7-month recovery, he's returning to the ocean

Staff at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center were puzzled when a loggerhead arrived with the facial features and shell shape of an entirely different species.

From left to right: A woman in a red hoodie gasps at something off camera. A close-up of a green sea turtle washed ashore. The same woman from the left panel on the beach when its pitch dark, bundled up in a coat

This woman refused to leave a sea turtle’s side until rescuers arrived. Thanks to her, it got a second chance at life

It’s illegal to touch a sea turtle, but Clara Macciocchi quickly realized she was dealing with extraordinary circumstances.

Purple gloved hands reach down as they comfort a loggerhead sea turtle on a clinician table

A sea turtle washed ashore with a stingray barb lodged in his tongue. After an incredible 8-month recovery, he's returning to the ocean

Diamond the loggerhead sea turtle was on the verge of death when locals called the Virginia Aquarium's Stranding Response Team.

A sea turtle hatchling emerges from an egg

This sea turtle hatchling was barely a pound when he was rescued. 6 years later, the 220-pound loggerhead is ready to swim free

Kai the sea turtle was barely hanging on when he was rescued in 2020 on the coast of South Africa.

On the left, a man releases a bucket of sea turtle hatchlings onto the sand. On the right, the sea turtles are spread out across the sand

This sea turtle nest would have washed away without intervention. Thanks to a conservation team, hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings were saved

“Turtle Eggsplorer” Alessia Lavigne shared a video of a hawksbill sea turtle release, wowing millions of viewers.

A green sea turtle swims in the water while wearing a black 3D-printed harness

Sea Turtles Good News

Good news and resources about sea turtles

Sea turtle makes dramatic recovery after life-threatening boat strike: 'The most severe case that we've ever seen'

Four friends rescued a 324-pound sea turtle after it was struck by a boat: 'She'd been fighting for hours out there'

This rescued sea turtle shocked scientists with its DNA results. After a 7-month recovery, he's returning to the ocean

This woman refused to leave a sea turtle’s side until rescuers arrived. Thanks to her, it got a second chance at life

A sea turtle washed ashore with a stingray barb lodged in his tongue. After an incredible 8-month recovery, he's returning to the ocean

This sea turtle hatchling was barely a pound when he was rescued. 6 years later, the 220-pound loggerhead is ready to swim free

This sea turtle nest would have washed away without intervention. Thanks to a conservation team, hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings were saved

After being struck by a boat, this paralyzed sea turtle can now swim with an innovative 3D-printed harness

This 5-star island paradise doubles as a sea turtle rescue

This teen invented an autonomous 'sea turtle robot' to monitor coral reefs. He just won an award from the EU

Woman spends 92 days saving sea turtle covered in hundreds of barnacles: 'She doesn't even look like the same turtle'

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