World Sea Turtle Day is recognized on June 16. Sea turtles are so important to the ocean and so special to our beaches.

From Arctic wolves to a rampaging rhino to an impressionistic image of waves, this contest showcases some of the best nature images of the year.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla (CBS12) — Read the top stories with the most viewed photos from this week ... (CBS12) — A 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle is making waves after surviving a harrowing ...

where community children released newly hatched green turtle babies into the sea, marking the beginning of their life journey. During the event, waste left by beachgoers - including plastic bags ...

This means you’re most likely to see baby turtles making ... of the massive Leatherback turtle, the largest sea turtle in the world! We also get visits from Green sea turtles (often called ...

From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

Why they matter: Known as the lawnmowers of the ocean, green sea turtles eat seagrass that would ... Photograph by Alex Mustard / NPL / Minden Pictures Why they matter: Sharks are apex predators ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that it recently documented its sixth green sea turtle nest on ...

Nemo spent four months at our Sea Turtle Healing Center after being found stranded with leeches and fibropapillomatosis ...

A green sea turtle named Dellora laid the first documented green sea turtle nest of the season on Sanibel Island. Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora ...

This makes it easy for them to mistake balloons as food. Green turtles, on the other hand, primarily feed on algae and sea grasses, spending only three to five years in the open ocean before ...