Green sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. A photo recently posted on social media showing a sea turtle with its shell removed has led state officials to emphasize the proper ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

The recommendation to remove protection for the turtle came as part of a broader review of rare species listings that started in 2009, according to Terrell Hyde, a DNR zoologist and mapping specialist ...