Hawksbill sea turtles can be found in over 60 countries, but their populations have been on the decline for decades.

MANILA, Philippines—A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was rescued by a fisherman in Capiz as he quickly alerted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When most people want a pet, they get a cat or a dog. Other people steal endangered species from the wild. That’s the sad ...

Philippine authorities rescued 14 protected sea turtles that were caught in a net laid down by Chinese poachers, a navy commander said Saturday. However one sea turtle was already dead when a joint ...

Researchers released a pair of Philippine forest turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis) on the island of Palawan in February, they announced this month, part of a batch of only 17 to have been ...

The municipality of San Vicente in the Philippines’ Palawan is a vital nesting ground for Olive Ridley sea turtles.

Four Chinese fishing vessels have been recently apprehended for poaching of sea turtles inside the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, in the Philippines. Manila, Philippines - Four Chinese fishing ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A traumatized turtle on its way to rehab. Photo credit: Dr. Sabine Schoppe, Katala Foundation. On Friday, June 19, Philippine authorities raided a ...

Palawan, Philippines, 28th April 2012—They travelled from the Philippines to Hong Kong stuffed in a smuggler’s bag with over 60 other reptiles, but on Friday, 18 Philippine Forest Turtles were ...

A smuggled rare pond turtle, only about 120 remain in the wild, is presented to the media upon arrival along with 17 others to their native Philippines from Hong Kong Friday, April 27, 2012 at ...