Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic ...

The ocean is awash with plastic— more than 171 trillion pieces, scientists have estimated, and growing all the time. Animals ...

In Florida, a critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was entangled in a plastic bag that had become filled with sand. The plastic bag had wrapped around the turtle’s neck, which likely led it ...

FILE - A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling makes its way into the ocean along Haulover Beach in Miami, July 9, 2013. In an effort to protect sea turtles, birds and other animals, Florida Gov. Ron ...

A critically endangered sea turtle that was rescued in Brewster on Nov. 30, 2021, is in recovery following surgery to remove a balloon ribbon from its intestine, the New England Aquarium said in a ...

What goes up, must come down — and that can be a big problem for our environment. We don’t mean to be party poopers, but when it comes to celebrating or memorializing anyone with balloons, don’t let ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) – Humane Society officials in a Southern California city are trying to determine who duct-taped a turtle to a bunch of balloons and sent it ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sea turtles, marine ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sea turtles, marine birds and children under 7 will be protected under a new Florida law that bans the intentional release of balloons. The law, signed by Republican Gov. Ron ...