A Kemp's ridley sea turtle has been rescued in Texas in critical condition, highlighting the fragility of its survival.

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

A massive adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore near Beach Pocket Park #3 in Galve ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife, have seized a huge shipment of endangered sea turtle shells at Miami International Airport. The shipment was ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) -- A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle's fractured shell in the Florida Keys. On Thursday, Fred Troxel examined Elena, a 40-pound ...

Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital has seen a surge of green sea turtles needing treatment for a mysterious disease that appears to "melt" their shells, causing lesions and open wounds on their shells ...

There are many threats to sea turtles, but most of them come from humans. Dangers may range from getting entangled in fishing gear to losing their habitats from beach erosion and human development.

The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism.

The Kemp's ridley is the world's rarest and most endangered sea turtle and the official state sea turtle of Texas. It is also the smallest sea turtle species, with most nesting activity along the ...