The Pearl River map turtle, named for the intricate, map-like details on its blue and yellow skin, earned Endangered Species ...

An Eastern Long Neck Turtle is on the road to recovery after being clipped by a car while crossing a road in Whittlesea. Now ...

As measures to protect sea turtles ebb and flow, the turtle’s “lost years” spent out at sea after they hatch on beaches along ...

Opening day is here. This simple Wisconsin walleye game plan—based on water temp and lake type—can help you find fish fast.

A newly protected Pearl River map turtle faces a 60-year federal recovery effort as officials work to restore habitat, improve water quality, and rebuild populations in Louisiana and Mississippi.

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Bumpy-backed wood turtles — about the size of dessert plates and typically an earthy green-brown in color with yellow markings — were once quite common across the northeastern United States and upper ...

The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and pressure from conservation groups to make races safer for the reptiles. In ...

Shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 years ago, say scientists. Careful cleaning of fragments found at the Neumark-Nord ...

What seems like a simple feeding turns into a tense moment when even a small snapping turtle shows its power. It is the kind of clip that proves they are not as harmless as they look. Iran sends its ...

View of remains of Olive Ridley turtles at Mismaloya beach on the Pacific coast of Jalisco State, Mexico, on December 9, 2012. According to the University of Guadalajara staff, 30 percent of the ...