“All animals with a backbone and a shell are turtles,” says Jeffrey Lovich, Research Ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, so it’s an umbrella term used for turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.

The turtle was added to the IUCN’s Red List in 2018, and conservation efforts are difficult. This post was updated on May 20, 2025 to include information on Wisconsin’s turtle-sniffing Lab, Tilia. The ...

Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a loss of habitat and road-related mortalities, according to the Iowa ...

The Turtle Crawl 5K Walk/Run returns on Sunday, 8 June, in support of green sea turtle and other wildlife conservation. The fifth annual event begins and ends at the Cayman Turtle Centre in West ...

You can find him at X @james_brizuela. Back before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became a household name, it started off as a dark and gritty comic for Mirage from co-creators Kevin Eastman and ...

When Lori Lilley set out to rescue turtles from the Crystal Lake reconstruction site in March, she didn’t expect to find many. “I had made the comment, ‘If I just save one, I’ll be happy ...

One of the most epic cartoon intros ever says, “Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines,” right as the “purple Turtle” is depicted working on an overly elaborate coffee-making machine that backfired ...

Disney has emerged victorious from a copyright suit filed by Hawaii-based artist Johnson Enos over the use of a blue-eyed, ukulele-playing sea turtle character, reported Reuters. Enos claimed in 2023 ...

Acting on specific intelligence, Mumbai Customs officials intercepted the passenger, who had arrived on a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok on Saturday, May 31 ...

Upwards of 50 turtles, including snapping turtles and soft shell turtles, are found in a section of the Chicago River called “Turtle Alley.” Credit: Provided “Every year when I’m training staff, I’m ...

Mimi Parker had been dead for exactly three weeks the first time that her widower, Alan Sparhawk, stepped back on a stage.Trampled by Turtles—a nominal bluegrass band whose music has long ...