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GRAYTON BEACH — A photographer hopes his images of a dead sea turtle snagged onto an artificial reef by a fishing net Friday will help raise awareness of marine endangerment. Chandler Williams, owner ...

Two endangered sea turtles were likely mating when they got tangled up in something else, according to officials in Texas. The adult green sea turtles — one male and one female — were found entangled ...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Matt Harrison and Lt. Jeremy Gilbert were cruising along Santa Rosa Sound while off duty on the Fourth of July when they spotted an osprey struggling in the water.

This loggerhead sea turtle was rescued July 5 off the Florida Panhandle, with a tangle of fishing rods, fishing line and hooks stuck to it, the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park reports. Gulfarium ...

TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- A sea turtle that couldn't get free after it got tangled up in a fishing line was rescued near Texas City Dike, officials announced on Tuesday. The Gulf Center for Sea ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A sea turtle found tangled in fishing line and missing a flipper was returned to the ocean on Tuesday after undergoing rehabilitation at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — The Loggerhead Marinelife Center held its first public sea turtle release of the year Thursday morning. Hundreds of people gathered on the beach behind the center and watched Koa ...

The Bermuda Zoological Society has urged fishermen to be more responsible after a sea turtle died when it became trapped in a fishing line. “Take the time to mind your line!” the BZS said after the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two men were able to help a turtle that was entangled in fishing line. Kalaninui Akau was spearfishing with a friend off Makaha when they found the entangled turtle. He ...

Read full article: What to do if you find a sea turtle stuck on Brevard County’s beaches Doctors prepare Baymax the loggerhead turtle for surgery at Zoo Miami. Read full article: Sea turtle delivers ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -Two Savannah teens got quite the science lesson out of the classroom on Wednesday. Solomon and Reese Cohen woke up wondering how they would spend on of their first full days of ...