Sea Turtles

Finance

Kemp's ridley sea turtle pictures show the smallest and most endangered sea turtle species. These images often depict adults with a broad, heart-shaped shell, pale gray-green ca...

Finance

Six of the seven sea turtle species are classified as threatened or endangered by the IUCN. Major threats include habitat loss, accidental capture in fishing gear, pollution, an...

nature

Live pipped describes a sea turtle hatchling that has cracked or peeled a small hole in its eggshell while still inside the nest. The baby uses its egg tooth to create this open...

Finance

Scientists estimate that several million sea turtles remain in the wild, but exact numbers are difficult to measure. Population counts vary by species, region, and monitoring me...

Finance

Cold stunning is a hypothermic response in sea turtles when water temperatures drop rapidly. As ectotherms, turtles become lethargic, lose buoyancy control, and may float helple...

environment

Sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico include several species that rely on its waters for foraging, development, and seasonal migration. These long-lived marine reptiles face persis...

status

No sea turtle species is currently extinct, but all seven are listed by the IUCN with varying degrees of extinction risk. Green sea turtles and Kemp’s ridleys show stable or i...

environment

Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are not extinct, but several populations are endangered or critically endangered. On the IUCN Red List, the global population is rated as enda...