In this week's Zoo Buddy segment, we're meeting some of the box turtles at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo.

Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives.

Pearl River map turtles are beautifully patterned freshwater turtles that are endemic to the Pearl River in Mississippi and Louisiana. These turtles depend on the river’s flowing freshwater to find ...

The turtles are found in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, the Florida panhandle and southern Georgia. In July 2020 the Service agreed to decide on federal protection for Pearl River and Pascagoula ...