GALVESTON — Thousands of endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings are congregating in areas near the BP oil blowout as predicted — with deadly consequences, a Florida researcher said ...

The Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery is conducting research to determine whether or not the Kemp's ridley, the world's most endangered sea turtle, was effected by the BP Oil Spill.

Biologists, worried about the ecological effects of the April 20 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, have found 35 sea turtles that washed up dead on shore -- an unusual number, but none of them had ...

And because sea turtles don't reach reproductive age for at least a decade, the full effects of the oil spill might not be known for years.

At least 150 sea turtles have washed up dead or dying along the Gulf Coast since the giant oil spill, a higher number than normal for this time of year, a leading wildlife expert says.

Twelve years after an oil spill coated nearly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, new research confirms that turtles rehabilitated in the aftermath of the disaster had high long-term survival rates.

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill spoiled sea turtle habitats from the open sea to the sandy shores where turtles nest and lay eggs. Sea turtles of every size were affected, from giant adults to ...

A biologist who helped rescue Kalamazoo River turtles covered in oil in 2010 learned through new research that those captured and rehabilitated by wildlife rescuers are now living longer than ...

"We want to make sure the turtles survive." Wildlife rescuers scramble to save creatures after massive oil disaster in US city harbor: 'All-hands-on-deck effort' first appeared on The Cool Down.

This oiled Kemp's ridley sea turtle, an endangered species, was rescued during the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Federal trustees have proposed spending $210 million on 10 projects to help ...

A major oil spill was identified in the Gulf of Mexico after a nearby pipeline leaked 1.1 million gallons, threatening endangered sea turtles and whales. The US Coast Guard identified the incident ...