The beach is not a petting zoo. It's illegal to touch baby sea turtles

It is illegal to touch, disturb, or harass sea turtles, their hatchlings, or their nests under state and federal law. If you ...

One of the World's Rarest Turtles Washes Up in Texas, Covered in Living Organisms and in Desperate Need of Help

A sea turtle had beachgoers scratching their heads after washing up in Texas, looking as if it were covered in green fur.

The World's Most Endangered Sea Turtle Just Washed Ashore in Texas. Now It Needs Help

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle swims into the ocean after being released by New England Aquarium biologists in West Dennis, ...
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Texas' official state sea turtle was just rescued from shore

A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...
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Meet the box turtles of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo: Backyard neighbors

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Carolina, Lightning, Hershey, and Marshmallow are among the box turtles on display at the Santa Fe ...

Researchers rush to save endangered sea turtle found on Texas beach

This endangered sea turtle was found in rough shape on a Texas beach. What happened next is giving researchers hope.
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Critically endangered sea turtle rescued in Galveston, recovering at local rehab hospital

A bystander found the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle washed ashore while walking on a Galveston beach the morning of March 7. The lethargic turtle was clearly struggling as it was weighed down with ...