A viral turtle video sparked a global movement and inspired millions to join the fight against plastic waste. View on ...

A new study suggests that ingesting even a single piece of plastic can be deadly for sea turtles. Researchers found there was a one in five chance of death for a turtle who consumed just one item ...

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

On a boat off Costa Rica, a biologist uses pliers from a Swiss army knife to try to extract a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril. The turtle writhes in agony, bleeding profusely.

PAPER straws. In a PLASTIC cup! Can you believe it? Totally ridiculous. And then, you go to the beach, where all the sea turtles are (we love the turtles, don’t we?), and the street vendors?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Sea Turtle Oversight Protection and Turtle Island Restoration Network filed a notice today of their intent to sue the federal government for ...

Sair Khan, a local resident, shared his observations: “Previously, there used to be many turtles basking in the sunlight along the riverbanks. However, the plastic waste and toxic drainage water ...

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