Rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtles are thriving and returning to local waters for years after rescue from Cape Cod beaches, ...

Loggerheads are the most common sea turtles to nest in these parts, and they’ve been dragging their 200- to 350-pound bodies ...

In New England, where four species of sea turtles spend the summer, NOAA scientists say the hook shape of Cape Cod Bay can trap turtles for weeks to months after the water starts to cool.

Nineteen cold-stunned sea turtles were released back into the wild in Florida after being rehabilitated at a Missouri aquarium. The turtles were rescued from New England coastal waters in December.