The actress has since apologized, saying, "I am so sorry ... for touching those turtles. I did not know anything about the guidelines" China Anne McClain has come under fire for touching a sea turtle.

A Disney star has apologized to the people of Hawaii after a video showing her touching an endangered sea turtle on a Maui beach led to an uproar on social media. China McClain, an actor and ...

In the past, NOAA has fined visitors to Hawaii who unwittingly and disturbed endangered Hawaiian monk seals resting on shorelines, as well as for a green sea turtle that were showed to social media.

A social media post from an “anonymous participant” on a Hawaii-based Facebook page shows a dead green sea turtle with its ...

A Disney star with over seven million Instagram followers sparked outrage after she was spotted “gently” touching a resting sea turtle during her tropical Hawaiian getaway. Actress China Anne ...

State and federal agencies that look after marine species like Hawaiian sea turtles became aware of the post on Monday. The DLNR made multiple phone calls and sent emails to the McClain sisters ...

open image in gallery Disney star China McClain, 26, (pictured) had been attacked by fans online after she was filmed touching protected sea turtles on a Hawaii beach (Instagram/@chinamcclain ...

Two actresses apologized after a video with a sea turtle sparked “furor,” Hawaii officials said. Photo by Michaela on Unsplash Two actresses, including one with Disney ties, have apologized ...

State officials say a former Disney actress has apologized after posting footage of herself touching a threatened green sea turtle during a trip to Hawaii. The Hawaii Department of Land and ...