The ocean can be an extremely dangerous place, even for an animal that migrates through and rides its currents for decades.

MIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities have announced critical habitat for the threatened loggerhead sea turtle in Florida and five other Southeastern states. The habitat designated by the U.S. Fish and ...

Warmer oceans and depleting food have affected the ubiquitous loggerhead turtle’s reproductive and migratory patterns — and even its size.

A new scientific study has found that large-scale beach nourishment was associated with significant changes in sea turtle nesting behavior.

A young loggerhead turtle washed up on a beach after being cold-stunned was rescued and issued an airline ticket to a sanctuary in Britain.

CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday designated 685 miles (1,100 km) of beaches from Mississippi to North Carolina and 300,000 square miles (777,000 sq km) of ocean off the Gulf ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A crowd cheered and took photos as two loggerhead sea turtles slowly made their way through the sand and into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after rehabbing at a Florida marine ...

The loggerhead sea turtle taken in by the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. Photo courtesy the aquarium Large-mesh drift gillnet fishing has been temporarily banned in a loggerhead turtle conservation area ...

Jekyll, Wassaw, and Blackbeard islands each saw the arrival of loggerhead nests, marking the beginning of what experts anticipate will be another active nesting season. " It’s like clockwork,” ...

Loggerhead sea turtles make some of the longest known journeys of any sea turtle species. Adapted for these lengthy migrations, loggerheads have a small shell and enlarged flippers. Some migrate more ...

The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — A crowd cheered and took photos as two loggerhead sea turtles slowly made their way through the sand and into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after rehabbing at a Florida marine life ...