At least three people were killed and 32 hospitalized in the southern Philippines at the weekend after eating a local dish ...

Mistaking plastic bags for jellyfish can lead to fatal blockages in their digestive systems. Leatherbacks are the ultimate ...

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers Wednesday along the shore near F Street in St. Augustine Beach. The St. Johns County Beach Services department ...

“And if we use plastic we must reuse or properly recycle it. Stranded sea turtles wash ashore often, but to see a rare and endangered one with plastic wrapped around its flipper is alarmin ...

"The cause of death is unknown, but plastic was found in its mouth and tied tightly around its front flipper" Officials raise ...

With tons of plastic leaking into our seas annually, these hard-hitting images show the devastating consequences plastics are ...

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.

This is the heartwarming moment beachgoers saved a sea turtle tangled in old fishing nets. The couple were walking along the beach when they came across clumps of fishing net debris scattered along ...

While all other sea turtles have hard ... Leatherbacks also can die if they ingest floating plastic debris mistaken for their favorite food: jellyfish. Some individuals have been found to have ...

A report by the environmental advocacy group Oceana found nearly 1,800 marine mammals and sea turtles either swallowed or become entangled in plastic in U.S. waters between 2009 and early 2020.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...