Unlike some other sea turtles, adult green turtles have a single pair of ... in tropical and subtropical waters, especially near coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove estuaries.

With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes ... During its evolution, the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas ...

Named for their bird-like beaks, adult hawksbills can munch an average of around 1,200 pounds of sponges a year. Plucking sponges from the reef prevents ... and green sea turtles, but the team ...

Coral reefs are in trouble for two reasons: The first is that the water in which they live is rising, and the second is that the high amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide are making sea water ...

WWF is warning that a wildlife crisis is developing along parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef coast with reports ... starving and dead turtles washing up on beaches. The reports come following the ...

After laying eggs on a deserted Thai beach, a green sea turtle ... which harms coral reefs and increases temperatures of waters. The hotter conditions could in turn disrupt turtle species ...