RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A team of 10 doctors and their assistants crowd around an operating table. An anesthesiologist warns Dr. Greg Lewbart that his patient’s heart rate has dropped to 35 beats per ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Animal care staff at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center were kept busy Thursday morning. The crew spent most of the morning performing surgery to remove a hook from the ...

MARATHON, FLA. (WSVN) - A big sea turtle was in big trouble down in the Florida Keys and had to undergo emergency surgery. One of the marine reptile’s front flippers had to be amputated at The Turtle ...

After a fishing hook injury, an Olive Ridley turtle received expert care in Chennai and returned to the sea. The rescue shows ...

WAIMANALO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Humans undergo surgery every day but now, one of Hawaii’s endangered sea turtles is getting the same chance at survival. For the first time ever, a life-saving ...

Bank the green sea turtle flapped her flippers with vigor in her first swim after a life-saving operation to remove a heavy mass of swallowed coins from her stomach. Veterinarians in Bangkok put the ...

KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. (WSVN) - A rescued marine reptile was returned to the waters of Key Biscayne by the team at Zoo Miami. Zoo officials found a juvenile green sea turtle, named Pumpkin Spice, tangled ...

An animal ambassador at Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport is going through a tough time. Oneida the turtle is an ornate box turtle, a species native to the Midwest. She is currently egg-bound ...

A box turtle at Nahant Marsh in Davenport is facing a life-threatening condition. Caretakers have launched a GoFundMe to help pay for surgery.