With their protective shell, this now endangered species has survived mass extinctions and lives throughout the world – ...

These fascinating reptiles spend most of their time in freshwater ponds, streams, and rivers and can grow to almost 3 feet ...

Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving ...

Kansas is among several states releasing alligator snapping turtles. The prehistoric-looking, river-dwelling creatures’ ...

TFTSG identifies and documents threats to the survival of all species of tortoises and freshwater turtles, and helps catalyze conservation action to ensure that none become extinct and that ... The ...

The snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentine) is a freshwater turtle native to North America. Also called snapper and Tortuga Lagarto, this animal gets its scientific name “serpentine” from its snake-like ...

Border Patrol agents in Vermont stopped the woman on the shore of Lake Wallace, on the U.S.-Canada border, with a duffel bag ...

In a significant operation, forest officials seized 490 live freshwater turtles in Chitrakonda, Koraput, thwarting a major ...

Wan Yee Ng admitted to trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, valued over $40,000, from the US to Canada via an inflatable ...

the Mary River turtle’s plight galvanised local community efforts to save it from extinction. Australian freshwater turtles are a vital part of healthy waterways, but we don’t know enough ...