To start off, dozens of North Carolina baby sea turtles have hatched at the southern Outer Banks at Cape Lookout National Seashore and in Brunswick County on Holden Beach -- with hundreds more to ...

The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

A small private plane tried to dodge a turtle on a North Carolina runway before crashing into a wooded area earlier this month, killing the pilot and a passenger on board, officials said.

One other person on board was killed in the June 3 crash in North Carolina and another passenger was severely injured.

Panaji: Even as the turtle nesting season continues across the state, the beaches of North Goa have reported high numbers of olive ridley turtle eggs,.

North America's tiniest turtle is at risk, with a dwindling population and shrinking bog habitat. Zoo Knoxville 's work gives the species a better chance at survival.

Sea Turtle Nesting Season begins on the North Carolina coast The API failed to deliver the resource. From May 1 through Aug. 31, sea turtles like the endangered Kemp’s ridley, loggerheads and green ...

Sea turtles stranded on Cape Cod and Long Island this winter just got a second chance. Here's how rescuers helped them get back to the ocean.

From stunned to splashing around, crowds of people cheered as groups of rehabilitated sea turtles crawled their way off a windy North Carolina beach Monday and back home to the Atlantic Ocean.

A group of rare sea turtles will migrate from the chilly coasts of New England to the inviting warmth of North Carolina waters.

North Country turtles are going to start nesting in the next couple of months. They may be slow, but they’re resilient! They can survive incredible trauma, especially if you stop to help them ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An alligator snapping turtle named Maximus who was more than 100 years old died recently, according to a Facebook post by the North Carolina Zoo. The post does not ...