Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats ...

Conservation group sues the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service over lack of protection for the Rio Grande cooter, a turtle.

It may surprise visitors that a landlocked state like Missouri plays such a crucial role in marine conservation, but Wonders of Wildlife (WoW) is the only sea turtle rehabilitation center in the ...

Painted turtles sunning themselves in a pond. Why are sea turtles endangered? Discover the human impact on North American turtles and learn about the steps we can take to help. When I was young, my ...

The Rio Grande cooter can't catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and ...

Waterfront landowners eventually discover that snapping turtles, beavers, and other aquatic pests are not just background ...

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 ...

On New Year’s Day, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released 88 olive ridley turtle hatchlings in ...

The Brevard Zoo celebrated the rehabilitation and release of two juvenile green sea turtles, Bling and Jiminy Cricket, back ...

Two entities with the same goal are sparring with each other. Tensions are rising between turtle rescue organizations and the Florida Wildlife Commission that oversees their work – so much so that the ...

Council’s decision to dump a 20-year wetlands caretaker has triggered an environmental disaster with a beloved Sydney nature ...