A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.
Sea turtles, as long-lived and migratory reptiles, are increasingly vulnerable to parasitic infections that can undermine their health and conservation status. Among the various pathogens, blood ...
A Palm Beach, FL, orthodontist has fitted the shell of a 171-lb sea turtle with a special set of brackets to help the animal recover from injuries inflicted by a boat propeller, the Palm Beach Post ...