Conservation groups have filed a petition with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources asking the state to require bycatch-reduction devices on all blue crab pots moving forward. Filed by ...

Diamondback terrapins are the wild jewels of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. With diamond-patterned shells and speckled skin, these stunning turtles are a keystone species in the salt marshes and ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and allies filed a petition today asking the South Carolina Department of Natural ...

The McWane Science Center has a new living exhibit giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how conservationists help Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin turtles. The McWane Science Center is ...

Five rescued northern diamondback terrapin hatchlings will spend the winter at the Liberty Science Center. The turtles were rescued from a vulnerable nesting site on Long Beach Island after hatching ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thirty diamondback terrapins drowned in a crab cage in the Chesapeake Bay region. (Photo courtesy of Randy Chambers) The northern ...

Last week a college student majoring in ecology asked what my favorite turtle is. My answer: the diamondback terrapin. Anyone who has held this charismatic creature would agree it’s hard to find a ...