The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.

The only known female member of one of the world's rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China, officials said Sunday. The animal was one of four Yangtze giant softshell turtles known to ...

A loggerhead sea turtle estimated to weigh nearly 100 pounds was found dead on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, according to the National Park Service. The turtle was discovered in the Pamlico Sound at ...