Last month, a 365-pound green sea turtle was rescued after getting struck by a boat and entangled in a crab trap, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. On Thursday, the ...

WESTBOROUGH — Forty years ago, the estimated population for the northern red-bellied cooter, a freshwater turtle that measures 10 to 12 inches long, was estimated to be about 200. Today, thanks to the ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

KEY WEST — A rehabilitated green sea turtle was released back into the wild off the Florida Keys after she was rescued from a crab trap last month. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) ...

Wildlife Center of Virginia education ambassador Emma the Russian Tortoise visits Earth Day Staunton 2023. Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi. Dozens of turtles are released back into the wild in May after ...

Fort Fisher, NC — World Turtle Day is May 23, 2023, and it is a great time to Shellabrate at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (NCAFF). Visitors with advanced tickets can join the ...

The St. Johns River has a wonderful and diverse variety of wildlife. The river’s vertebrate wildlife includes all the fish species in the water and birds in the air too. But there are also frogs, ...

The Chattanooga Police Department earlier this week transported a turtle to local wildlife rehabilitation facility For Fox Sake after she was thrown from a fast-moving vehicle, fracturing her shell.