Four endangered Northern red-bellied cooter turtles, no bigger than a quarter arrived at Wheaton College in Norton last ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rio Grande cooter can't catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and Mexico, ...

Last month, a 365-pound green sea turtle was rescued after getting struck by a boat and entangled in a crab trap, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. On Thursday, the ...

The Rio Grande in Texas. WASHINGTON (CN) — An environmental advocacy group sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Thursday over its decision not to place an at-risk southwestern freshwater turtle on ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to the Rio Grande cooter. These shy freshwater turtles have a ...

Each year during the spring and early summer, small turtles nestled below the ripples of Audubon Park Lagoon begin courting, mating and, eventually, nesting. Once their courtship is over, female ...