"Buckley," the green sea turtle, was found in Dixie County in the middle of a rural dirt road. He has now returned to the water.

The pioneer grasses eventually give way to turtle grass, the climax species, which has flat, straplike blades up to two feet long. Of the various species of sea grass identified off Central ...

“The Green Sea Turtles, the ones that are stranded here, are very important to sea grass beds," Gilbert said. "And, Sea Grass Beds are very important to Red Drum Fisheries, Flounder ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives. “We’ve had massive data gaps about the early ...

This miniature grass provides a refuge for small marine animals and a nursery for the young. Large herbivores, like the green sea turtle and Florida manatee, frequently feed on Johnson's seagrass ...

However, that didn’t stop him and Scott Gunvordahl from searching for cold-stunned sea turtles. “Brutal. Not so bad when you’re going with the wind, but coming against the wind at 30 ...

Fins can inadvertently harm the turtles or damage the coral reefs and sea grass where they feed and live. To ensure you’re not contributing to habitat destruction, leave the fins behind and rely ...

Turtles can be found anywhere, from local ponds and the deep, blue sea to an aquarium tank in your bedroom. These aquatic, semiaquatic or terrestrial creatures are easily recognized thanks to ...

Sometimes described as “the lungs of the sea,” the grasses produce ... confirmed meadows of shoal grass, or shoalweed, at four places in the Turtle Islands. “Having this kind of data ...

Leatherback sea turtles enjoy a gelatinous diet of jellyfish ... Land turtles will munch on beetles, fruit and grass, according National Geographic Kids. Your pet turtle's diet is omnivorous.