How to Protect Sea Turtles During nesting season, it is important to keep local waters and beaches sea turtle friendly. Sea turtles swim just offshore to mate before females come ashore to nest.

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All ...

At last week's International Sea Turtle Society symposium in New Orleans, sea turtle conservationists discussed the benefits of shrimpers and researchers working side-by-side to improve the escape ...