Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known ...

A rare type of sea turtle is on the road to recover at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia. But this reptile is the offspring of a surprising parent duo: a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle ...

Sea turtle populations are in a precarious state. Although all seven sea turtle species are protected, threats to their ...

A potential new setback to the contentious One Lake development project comes down to the Pearl River Map Turtle, a species named for its distinct map-like shell pattern, that is unique to the Pearl ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle ...

This past winter, a handful of sea turtles needing urgent medical care arrived at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

Sea turtles spend most of their lives roaming the planet's oceans, traveling thousands of miles for ideal feeding and ...

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

LOWELL — A potentially invasive species of turtle was found in Lowell last week near the confluence of the Merrimack and Concord rivers, raising concerns over the possible impacts to turtles native to ...

Turtles are crossing Kentucky roads more often in spring and summer. Learn how to help them safely and legally.