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 ...

If you spot a turtle trying to cross a road, it is important to follow some simple rules. Make sure that you are in a safe ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Green turtles are officially out of danger, according to the latest update to the IUCN Red List, the definitive authority on the conservation status of the world's species. Global populations of this ...

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 ...

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.