A sea turtle appears in the 1987 TV series episode Turtles, Turtles Everywhere.
She is abducted by a Robot Recycling Truck, reprogrammed by Shredder to capture turtles, hoping for the Ninja Turtles to be captured and taken to the Garbage Recycling Centre.
April O'Neil and Donatello, who have also been captured by Shredder, are freed by the turtle, as it bites the ropes April has been bound with, and the chains to the telephone box that Shredder has placed Donatello inside.
Once the Ninja Turtles have defeated Shredder, the sea turtle lay her eggs at the beach, allowing continued existence of her previously endangered species to die.