The dangerous effects of climate change are no longer a far-off possibility. Just ask the baby sea turtles. From the very second sea turtles are born they are in a fight for survival. After they dig ...

"Tastes like chicken" — a commonly-used phrase to help describe foods that might be considered a little out there. That is how Chuck Donohue, owner of Lewes Fishhouse, describes turtle meat. He sells ...

Dec. 5—Kale, an endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle and beloved attraction at Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur, died last week after a lengthy battle with infection. "My son absolutely loved ...

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ORLAND PARK, Ill. -- About a dozen turtles got a high tech accessory on Friday in Orland Park, Illinois. The Forest Preserves of Cook County teamed up with Friends of the Chicago River to attach ...

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