Gulf Sea Turtles

WATCH: Turtles High-Five Just Like People

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.04.2012

One of these turtles must have done something awesome, since nothing else could have warranted such an enthusiastic high-five. Or maybe they're just c...

Sea Turtle Eggs Picked By Hand, Moved Away From Gulf To Clean Water

Posted 05.25.2011

Earlier this month, HuffPost's Dan Froomkin analyzed the plight of the sea turtles, one of the animals most profoundly affected by the oil spill in th...

Sea Turtles Rescued From Gulf Oil Spill Released Into Atlantic

AP | BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

The first group of sea turtles that are part of a sweeping effort to save threatened and endangered hatchlings from death in the oily Gulf of Mexico h...

Sea Turtle Egg Evacuations Begin Along Oiled Gulf

Posted 05.25.2011

PORT ST. JOE, Fla. -- Biologist Lorna Patrick dug gingerly into the beach Friday, gently brushing away sand to reveal dozens of leathery, golfball-siz...