Centuries of demand for hawksbill shells built empires of decorative treasure, and even a global trade ban has not stopped ...

Indonesian police are investigating a Chinese tourist suspected of illegally spearing and eating a protected hawksbill sea ...

A Chinese national has been detained in Indonesia over allegations he hunted a protected sea turtle while diving in Raja ...

Indonesian police are investigating a Chinese tourist suspected of illegally spearing and eating a protected hawksbill sea ...

Sea turtles have roamed the world's oceans for more than 100 million years, surviving mass extinctions and dramatic changes to Earth's climate. Today, many of these ancient reptiles face threats from ...

The Makassar Immigration Office in South Sulawesi has arrested a Chinese national for hunting and killing a sea turtle, a protected species in Indonesia, ...

The municipality of San Vicente in the Philippines’ Palawan is a vital nesting ground for Olive Ridley sea turtles. Nesting turtles and their eggs face an array of challenges. Predation by dogs is the ...

Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between researchers from Deakin University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

When it comes to leatherback turtles, the world's largest species of sea turtle, there's a conundrum: The species itself is critically endangered, but at least one leatherback population is stable — ...

There are many threats to sea turtles, but most of them come from humans. Dangers may range from getting entangled in fishing gear to losing their habitats from beach erosion and human development.