Texas beaches are seeing a spike in endangered Kemp’s ridley turtle nests, the tiniest sea turtle species in the world.

A snapping turtle that possibly wandered nearly a mile in Aberdeen from what is a common habitat for turtles was likely ...

From late May to early July, female turtles are on the move in search of a sunny and dry location ... “If anyone has ever wondered what happens to a fish that dies and drops to the bottom, or a ...

Georgia beachgoers and tourists can play a part in the state's decades-long sea turtle conservation efforts. See how here.

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...

The painted turtles get their name from the red, yellow and green markings on their bottom shells (the plastron ... eggs are ready to be laid, the female will travel on land and will deposit ...

A striking natural phenomenon that evokes considerable public interest is the ‘arribada’ or mass nesting of the Olive Ridley turtle, when tens or hundreds of thousands of female turtles come ...

Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com The painted turtles get their name from the red, yellow and green markings on their bottom shells ... are ready to be laid, the female will travel on land and ...

Conservation Warden Andrew Badje said if it’s a female turtle, it’s important to the area’s turtle population. “The older the turtle, the more successful it is at laying eggs and laying ...

The last eggs the turtle had laid on top were closer to the warm beach surface and therefore more likely to become female ... top eggs from the nest at the bottom of the carrier, so that the ...