The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.

A critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle was rescued in Texas after being found covered in organisms. The turtle is now receiving care from the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research and ...

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle in critical condition is fighting for her life at the Houston Zoo. What caused her to wash ashore is heartbreaking.

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

This endangered sea turtle was found in rough shape on a Texas beach. What happened next is giving researchers hope.

There are fewer bog turtles because of their rare − and shrinking − habitat, along with dangers posed by poaching and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville's head-start program brings in bog turtle ...

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

Brevard Zoo secured $1.75 million in federal funding for its new sea turtle care complex, part of the planned $140 million Bowen Aquarium at Port Canaveral.

An adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found weighed down with barnacles, algae and sediment in Galveston on March 7, 2026. An adult female turtle from the most endangered sea turtle species in ...

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all. It was a small, light-brown ...

A rare painted river terrapin hatchling discovered at the Smithsonian National Zoo is giving conservationists hope for the survival of one of the world’s most critically endangered turtles.

The 298-pound reptile, Esmerelda, was transported from Taronga Zoo Sydney to a specialist animal hospital in North Ryde for a CT scan and endoscopy.