There are many different types of turtles in the world, but almost none are as unique and specialized as the Mary River ...

Imagine a turtle with a shell almost 8 feet long. This is big enough to hold a turtle weighing 2,500 pounds. You might call the huge turtle stupendous, which means extremely impressive or ...

Turtles are icons of longevity. Not only do some live for well over a century, they also seem to remain robust as they age. But according to findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas wildlife specialists are gearing up to drop off another batch of alligator snapping turtles in a local river early next month. 27 News reached out to the Kansas Department of ...

Camila Ferrara is an aquatic turtle specialist with the Brazil Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This article is the second in a series celebrating the contributions of women to the ...

Once endangered, the global green sea turtle population is rebounding, according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Protected green and ...

At the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke, Virginia, a mother turtle recovering from an ear abscess recently surprised staff with a clutch of eggs. A couple of months later, those eggs gave ...

July 4 represents freedom for Americans, of course, but it's also a big day for turtles on the Big Island of Hawaii. The national holiday is also known as “Turtle Independence Day” at the Mauna Lani ...

Camila Ferrara is an aquatic turtle specialist with the Brazil Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). This article is the second in a series celebrating the contributions of women to the ...