The critically endangered sea turtle is now being treated at a Texas rehab hospital.

The initial release was delayed after a large oil spill occurred in the Gulf on Feb. 27.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brevard Zoo is treating about 45 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued from the Indian River Lagoon. The turtles were weakened after ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — The Audubon Aquarium Rescue Team released 27 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and two green sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico from Biloxi Beach on Wednesday, drawing a crowd of ...

Aquarium officials said the turtles received treatment for illnesses related to cold temperatures.

Magpie, a dog from Satchel’s Last Resort, is heading to South Padre Island, where her scent-detection training will help conservationists locate and protect endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests.

The year was 1999, and a university student named Yaniv Levy, majoring in marine biology, was taking a walk on the sands of Mikhmoret beach north of Netanya when he happened upon a large sea turtle, ...