This is especially true for the green sea turtle, a type of turtle that’s found in subtropical and temperate regions of every ocean. Adult green turtles are mostly herbivores.

Female green sea turtles collectively contain about 60 tons of plastic debris globally, with an individual averaging 26.4 g—roughly the mass of ten ping pong balls.

Charlotte, the 138-pound green sea turtle, was struck by a boat about 18 years ago. ... “It is a common thing for an adult male green turtle to have a fully flat tail,” says Bolster.

Hawaii Marine Animal Response staff treated a sub adult green sea turtle, found tangled in fishing wire by NOAA in November. Thanks to the newly opened HMAR Care Center on Oahu, the turtle ...

"Buckley," the green sea turtle, ... That is because the turtle is considered a sub adult— and they are not sure what gender Buckley is until the turtle hits maturity around the age of 20-years ...

Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora, originally tagged in 2015, has been observed returning to the area multiple times.

Chinese researchers have identified a green sea turtle nesting site at Yongshu Reef, part of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, according to an ecological and environmental research station ...