VIRGINIA, USA — As warm weather rolls into Virginia, sea turtles are making their way back into local waters, which means it's officially hooked sea turtle season. Each year, starting around ...

The Virginia Aquarium released two sea turtles after months of rehabilitation at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront near Buff’s Garden. Malamute, a loggerhead sea turtle, was brought into the care ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — A small crowd formed near Buff’s Community Garden along the Oceanfront early Wednesday morning. Inside a couple buckets, two sea turtles squirmed, ready to be released into the gentle ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center's Stranding Response Team helped a record number of cold-stunned, or hypothermic, sea turtles in recent months. During the colder ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — A sand replenishment project in Croatan Beach was put on hold to allow loggerhead turtle eggs to hatch. It has been rescheduled to after turtle nesting and hatching season ends in ...

Hampered by climate change, rising temperatures, and beach erosion, endangered sea turtle populations already face an uphill battle. But in the past three years, South Florida environmental non-profit ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) — As air and water temperatures drop, turtles are left stunned, and it's not good. Turtles who are cold-stunned could die and that's what happened to seven of the twelve sea ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Aquarium has reported an unprecedented response this season, admitting 77 cold-stunned sea turtles from November 2024 to early 2025. According to the aquarium, ...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Police said a sea turtle was rescued Friday after being caught in a fishing line. On October 17, police said the Hampton Animal Response Team (HART) was called to the VA ...