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 ...

Pufferfish can increase to three times their size within seconds. Turtles may be able to recover from a pufferfish’s neurotoxin, but there is no antidote for tetrodotoxin. Turtles are not the fastest ...

A recent publication by Steven G. Platt and Thomas R. Rainwater in the scientific journal “Southeastern Naturalist” discusses an intriguing predator-prey relationship between turtles and fish. Their ...

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 ...

CONCORD, N.H. (CBS) - The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department issued a simple plea on Tuesday to anyone who comes across a turtle. "Do not paint turtle's shells," NH Fish and Game wrote on Facebook ...

Want a pet turtle? Don't pluck one from its natural habitat, Vermont Fish and Wildlife officials say. Taking a turtle out of the wild, even if only for a short time, can harm both the turtle and its ...

A recent publication by Steven G. Platt and Thomas R. Rainwater in the scientific journal Southeastern Naturalist discusses an intriguing predator-prey relationship between turtles and fish. Their ...