JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- Why would a bunch of turtles leave their comfortable swampland around Jamaica Bay, and wander onto a busy runway at JFK Airport? They've been using the runway to lay their ...

In the dead of South Florida’s humid summer nights, there are often crowds of people on the beach to witness an unmatched thrill: Watching an enormous sea turtle, who has traveled thousands of miles ...

A record number of turtles are dying on Long Island as they wake from hibernation and cross roads to lay their eggs, only to be hit by motorists, wildlife experts say. Karen Testa, of Turtle Rescue of ...

Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are the most common nesting turtle here, although green, Kemp's ridley and ...

JUNO BEACH – It’s turtle walk season, a time when people can witness one of the Atlantic Coast environment’s most remarkable moments: sea turtle nesting. Local residents and visitors in northern Palm ...

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina’s loggerhead sea turtles are swimming to the Grand Strand’s shores, laying their eggs near the sand dunes, and watching their hatchlings start their lives.

A female loggerhead turtle that was rescued after wedging itself between rocks Monday morning did not nest during her interrupted trip along the beach, according to the town's sea turtle nesting ...

PANAJI, (IANS) – Olive Ridley turtles, who make a beeline for Canacona beaches in South Goa to nest, have so far laid 9,213 eggs at Agonda and Galjibaga beaches, officials said. “Every year Olive ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A snapping turtle that possibly wandered nearly a mile in Aberdeen from what is a common habitat for turtles was likely looking for a place to lay eggs. “The main reason ...

Melissa Engler was about to cross the Colonie town line on her daily ride along the Mohawk River bike path when she saw a group of people crowding the road. “And I see teeny tiny turtles coming out of ...