The Rio Grande cooter can't catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.

There are plenty of places I would expect to see turtles, like pet stores, in the wild, and as they appear on television as ...

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

A total of olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings were released into the sea on on Thursday morning after ...

More than a dozen critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are being treated in Central Florida after a cold snap stunned them along the New England coast.

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

Adult turtle mortality from vehicle strikes is a preventable threat to these reptiles, several of which are threatened or of special concern in Michigan. Residents can help turtles by safely assisting ...

A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Friday for smuggling a protect turtles species after wildlife inspectors found the animals inside packages at a Southern California mail ...

DENR-Davao relocates 97 Olive Ridley eggs from a high-traffic resort to the Mabini Protected Seascape hatchery for safety.

While adult turtles need large tanks, hatchling turtles can be temporarily kept in turtle tank setups designed specifically ...