Giant loggerhead sea turtles are putting on a show at Hunting Island, which is not unusual. But in this nesting season, double the number have deposited their eggs then departed land, in full view ...

A lot of turtle soup has come from the sloughs and backwaters of the Upper Mississippi, a favorite habitat of the American snapping turtle, a reptile, that fears only man. Snapper hunting in winter is ...

A small loggerhead turtle, just minutes old, survived two perils that could have and should have ended its young life. But thanks to the good eyes and quick responses of some human volunteers, the ...

The little buggers are hatching daily. A perilous journey awaits them. The 2021 sea turtle nesting season at Hunting Island has officially closed, meaning no more big mama loggerhead sea turtles are ...

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