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 ...

The sea turtle remains under monitoring by the caretakers. Green sea turtles often mistake plastic debris for their natural food sources, like jellyfish. When they ingest plastic, it can severely ...

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

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.

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

The effects on wildlife have been devastating. A report by the environmental advocacy group Oceana found nearly 1,800 marine ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...

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.