Turtles
Latest about Turtles
![kemp's ridley sea turtle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4yJ3VMTqeD8fh3HR4wFowS-320-80.jpg)
Endangered Sea Turtles Feed in Potentially Hazardous Parts of Gulf of Mexico
By Livescience.com published
A study reveals new details about the foraging patterns of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle.
![Olive Ridley turtles coming ashore to lay eggs in Mexico. Adults weight about 100 lbs (45 kg), while hatchlings weigh less than 1 ounce (28 g).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AbMqJ9zVAExUxoCpdRQLNH-320-80.jpg)
Costa Rica Has a Sea Turtle Egg-Poaching Problem
By Douglas Main published
The eggs are eaten by people who think they're aphrodisiacs.
![Ploughshare tortoise, found only in Madagascar, is being collected out of existence by illegal wildlife traffickers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/awQs3o4AbTsJZpp2rLB6UJ-320-80.jpg)
Poaching Pushes 2 Madagascar Tortoises to Brink
By Douglas Main published
One species has bright yellow starlike patterns.
![female turtle in her nest](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JHy6TLcNJ9bwLPjCdaAozG-320-80.jpg)
Green Sea Turtles Use Protected Areas, Study Finds
By Douglas Main published
Green sea turtles are endangered in Florida.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bZsHpvV3EmzaVcgK2pcrUL-320-80.jpg)
Is This Turtle Extinct? Nope, It Just Never Existed
By Megan Gannon published
A Seychelles turtle thought to be extinct was actually part of a species that lives thousands of miles away.
![leatherback turtles, world's biggest turtles, sea turtles, biggest turtles on earth, endangered turtles, endangered species, earth, environment, largest turtles, protected species, Endangered Species Act news](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XxUzMRaPoDdJFo4CuthxnW-320-80.jpg)
Pacific Leatherback Turtles' Alarming Decline Continues
By Becky Oskin published
Study finds precipitous population decrease at turtle's last nesting stronghold.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tAp47KBxHjmTjSsy9sT7Tf-320-80.jpg)
Goo Lets Turtle Moms Pause Eggs' Growth
By Live Science Staff published
Pregnant turtles make a gooey substance that helps freeze embryo development until it's time to nest.
![This is a Morafka's Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai), from Tiburon Island, Sonora, Mexico. Little does it know it could hear better underwater.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DJxBmie3MFsxcjnAtknrgY-320-80.jpg)
Desert Tortoises Can Hear Better Underwater
By Douglas Main published
Findings suggests common turtle ancestor was aquatic.
Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now
Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.