The Sedgwick County Zoo shared that the hatching of the McCord's box turtle is "an important milestone for conservation" Getty Images/Westend61 A zoo in Kansas has welcomed the arrival of a rare ...

May 23rd is World Turtle Day. It’s the perfect time to celebrate what makes these creatures so amazing and focus on what you can do to protect them. Turtles Coexisted with Dinosaurs The first turtles ...

For 43 years, the green sea turtle carried one of conservation's heaviest labels: endangered. Poaching gutted nesting ...

GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Ongoing research at East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) Gray Fossil Site unearthed a species of horned painted turtles completely new to science, school officials say.

Turtle nesting season is upon us, so we thought this was a good time to reveal the secret nesting ritual of sea turtles that ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles used to thrive in the Gulf of Mexico, but since the mid-1900s, populations have dwindled so much that they are now the world's most endangered sea turtle species. But now, a ...

Researchers with Loggerhead Marinelife Center have documented what they say is the first known olive ridley sea turtle nest ...

Turtles are commonplace in the Northwoods, and you might want to drive a little slower this time of year because of them.

Adult turtle mortality from vehicle strikes is a preventable threat to these reptiles, several of which are threatened or of special concern in Michigan. Residents can help turtles by safely assisting ...

Would you go sky diving? Strike up a conversation with a stranger? Volunteer to sing on stage? If you say yes, chances are you’re probably a bold person. It turns out ornate box turtles — a threatened ...

Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging people to be extra cautious on the roads as the weather continues to ...