Sep. 28—SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Allison swam to the edge of her tank, peering closely at her visitor. Allison, a green sea turtle with a prosthetic fin who lives at Sea Turtle, Inc., seemed to know, as ...

At 6:45 a.m. Sea Turtle, Inc. released Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings into South Padre Island waters. Due to a high number of nests laid in the same week, the organization was able to have a ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sea turtles are being affected by the recent cold front, which caused water to drop below 50 degrees. Sea Turtle Inc., Cameron County officials, Texas Parks ...

Hundreds of volunteers and Sea Turtle Inc. staff continued Thursday to rescue cold stunned green Atlantic sea turtles from the Laguna Madre bay as water temperatures remained below the turtles' ...

Dr. Bonka received her Ph.D. from UAB in the summer of 2020 studying two of the most endangered sea turtles in the world. In December 2020, she accepted a position as the Chief Conservation Officer ...

Winter Storm Uri in 2021 was one of the most impactful winter events in recent history. It devastated not only people on land but also animals in the water. Sea Turtle Inc. on South Padre Island ...

The cause of Allison's death is unknown but a necropsy is being performed, staff said. "We are deeply saddened by Allison's passing," said Wendy Knight, chief executive officer of Sea Turtle, Inc., in ...

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A well-known sea turtle swam with her one flipper for the last time at Sea Turtle, Inc. in South Padre Island last weekend. The sea-turtle rescue organization announced that Allison, the one-flipper ...

A sick sea turtle had an incredible stroke of luck Tuesday morning as multiple strangers came together to rescue her after she washed ashore. South Padre Island resident Gail Nunez was taking a ...

A sea turtle who survived the brutal treatment of poachers has finally found a home after over a decade of healing. The newest permanent resident traveled from Puerto Rico to the South Texas coast.