Eventually the GPS tags slough off because “the outside of a young turtle’s shell sheds as they grow very quickly,” said ...

After months of rehabilitation, Buckley, a green sea turtle found stranded more than a mile from the Gulf of Mexico, is ready ...

People enjoying the sun and water at Fred Howard Park on Wednesday afternoon were treated to a unique Florida event as The ...

This photo provided by researchers shows a young green sea turtle with a satellite tag ... slough off because “the outside of a young turtle’s shell sheds as they grow very quickly,” said ...

WASHINGTON — Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during ... tags to the fast-growing shells of young wild turtles. Steering small boats ...

the trick was developing flexible solar-powered tags that could hang onto shells long enough to send back data. This photo provided by researchers shows a young green sea turtle with a satellite ...

For over a decade, Mansfield and colleagues attached GPS tags to the fast-growing shells ... young turtles use the Gulf of Mexico, a critical region for four species of endangered sea turtles.