LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With temperatures heating up, you've probably seen quite a few turtles out and about, but Arkansas Game and Fish is asking you to not pick them up. Why did the turtle cross the ...

Marine aquaculture pens have to be regularly checked for holes, plus the fish need to be inspected for parasites. And although the job is typically performed by human divers, it turns out that a ...

Alligator snapping turtles have a painful bite, but the cruel reality of being tricked by its tongue appendage is even worse.

That’s the message Arizona Game and Fish Department officials want nature enthusiasts to remember. The department recently has experienced an increase in calls from people who have found ornate box ...

PENDLETON — Nearly 1,100 exotic pet turtles are being euthanized this week by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife after they tested positive for salmonella. The red-eared slider turtles were ...

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 ...

Sea turtles are currently a threatened species and recently trash and debris that wash up on shore are imposing greater challenges for sea turtle hatchlings to make a successful journey to the ocean’s ...

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BEING SNAPPED UP: Snapping turtles are just one of 11 species being taken from the wild in Arkansas. At the urging of conservation groups, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has sought public ...

What Kind of Turtle Is in the Video? In his pond, Zak notices his fish are acting strange. That’s when he discovers a softshell turtle has taken up residence. The reptile seems to have come from a ...

Fishing communities on Agatti Island in Lakshwadeep, India, blame their reduced fish catch on green turtles; according to them, green turtles chomp their way through the seagrass beds lining the ...

A tuna fisherman has taken it upon himself to make the seas safer for sea turtles, animals that are threatened or endangered with extinction worldwide. He’s designed a new hook that he says will make ...