Green Sea Turtle

Environment & Conservation

Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are listed as Endangered or Vulnerable across their range, depending on population. IUCN classifies them globally as Endangered, while the IUC...

wildlife-conservation

Green sea turtles nest on Florida beaches from May through October, and encounters with marked nests can raise questions when a nest is reported as dead or pipped. A dead nest c...

Animals & Wildlife

Izzy the sea turtle is most widely recognized as a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) or a rehabilitated individual used in education and outreach. In many contexts, Izzy functio...

Biology and Conservation

A white sea turtle is not a distinct species but a descriptive term usually referring to a sea turtle with unusual pigmentation, such as leucism or albinism, or to the rare phen...