Zanzibar, Tanzania — Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, while 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said Saturday. Sea ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) - A green sea turtle is recovering after having a three-foot-long spear removed from its neck at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon. X-rays of the 150-pound, sub-adult turtle, named ...

Consuming sea turtle meat can cause chelonitoxism, a type of fatal food poisoning that has no cure The outlet said they died from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning that only occurs from eating ...

A green sea turtle was found with a 3-foot-long spear in its neck and rescued, according to nonprofit Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida.The 150-pound, sub-adult turtle, named Splinter, was taken ...

The Gulfarium's C.A.R.E. Center successfully released five rehabilitated sea turtle patients this week at Inlet Beach in Northwest Florida including a rare adult male loggerhead. Since turtle season ...

Which turtle tank setup is best? Turtles are active, interesting reptiles that require unique care to ensure that they remain healthy. While adult turtles need large tanks, hatchling turtles can be ...

It only took two decades, but a rare and endangered turtle species has finally bred at the San Diego Zoo. Zoo officials on Monday announced the arrival of 41 tiny Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- As the weather warms, the DuPage Forest Preserve District is warning drivers to be on the lookout for turtles on the roads. Between April and October, turtles cross roads ...

A 350-pound adult male loggerhead sea turtle was rescued off a beach in Truro Friday, a rare sighting for the area. The “giant” adult male turtle was found upside down mid-morning Friday by Mass ...

Julie Miller was hiking at the Plum Brook Conservation Area in Amherst with her son, August Miller, when he spotted this box turtle hatchling. Credit: COURTESY OF JULIE MILLER Sign up for the ...