On a recent bright morning in Holgate, 5-year-old Josie Davenport cupped her hands together and giggled as a teeny, tiny northern diamondback terrapin wriggled around. The baby turtle — only a couple ...

Three species of sea turtles are regularly observed in the Red Sea, which is an inlet of the Indian Ocean: hawksbills, greens ...

A bale of Arakan forest turtles — a critically endangered species — were welcomed to the world recently at an aquarium in Tennessee. The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, announced the ...

Scientists in Hong Kong are trying to save three species of turtles, CNN reports. The turtles are being hunted for medicinal purposes and to keep as pets. Scientists wanted to keep their numbers under ...

An ornate box turtle is seen through an archway during the exploration test of a Coe College trial. (Cameron Kolthoff/Coe College) Buy Photo Would you go sky diving? Strike up a conversation with a ...

On October 3, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published two proposed rules to list three species—the northwestern pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), the southwestern pond turtle ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — 11 out of the 16 documented turtle species in the Volunteer State can be found in and around East Tennessee. Whether you’re curious about what turtle is the smallest, ...

Native wildlife species at certain places face population decline, often when there is a disturbance in their natural balance. Factors like loss of their natural habitat, rapid climate change, rising ...