The Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Lab in south Saint Augustine treated almost 120 turtles in January alone. Normally, they treat only about 100 turtles during the entire year. This influx was ...

More than two dozen very rare Kemp’s ridley sea turtles arrived in the Keys Tuesday night after being rescued from frigid ...

A Turtle Hospital staffer observes Aubie, a loggerhead turtle that was found Thursday, Oct. 17, 2023, in distress at a Florida Keys resort with a spear through its head. The Turtle Hospital ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. -- Lightning hit a Sea Turtle Recovery Hospital at the Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey, causing the building to catch fire. The lightning struck the building around 9:40 p.m. on ...

We often use the term “sweet” when we talk about our patients. Although some of them may have a bad day every once in a while, there are many times when our turtles are literally sweet. We’re always ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Tuesday morning, while walking on Crescent Beach, I saw a sea turtle on the shore. It was barely alive. While I was calling authorities to get some help, I learned there is a ...

Texas A&M University will construct a new sea turtle rehabilitation hospital at its Galveston campus - and it will be open around 2027 for visitors to meet "turtle ambassadors" and watch ...

KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) - The Turtle Hospital celebrated World Ocean’s Day in the Florida Keys with a public sea turtle release, Thursday morning. The event, located at Higg’s Beach in Key West, ...

Throughout the weekend, 15 more were admitted. In past years, the hospital treated about 100 sea turtles annually. According to a social media post, the hospital has used most of its medical supplies ...