Tiny turtles get a second chance when Evelyn Kidd and her kids search for them in the storm drains of Ventnor, New Jersey.

A diamondback terrapin (turtle) on display during a “Terrapin Tuesday” event where visitors learn about terrapin conservation efforts at the Long Beach Township Field Station on Thursday ...

My answer: the diamondback terrapin. Anyone who has held this charismatic creature would agree it’s hard to find a more captivating turtle. Terrapins, the only U.S. turtle that lives exclusively ...

On a recent bright morning in Holgate, 5-year-old Josie Davenport cupped her hands together and giggled as a teeny, tiny northern diamondback terrapin wriggled around. The baby turtle — only a ...

The Diamondback terrapin, so-called for the geometric pattern atop its shell and best known as the beloved mascot of the University of Maryland, has lost enough of its population in the past ...

The Center has also pushed for measures in North Carolina, which passed a BRD requirement in terrapin habitat along its coast. In 2024 we led 20 ally groups in petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

There are some tiny marsh-dwellers now emerging in the Lowcountry. They're called Diamondback Terrapin Turtles. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resource (SCDN) is ramping up its efforts ...