Turtles are fascinating creatures, from their prehistoric origins to their fantabulous bony shell, as unique to each turtle ...

Yet despite its vulnerability, the gopher tortoise is considered a keystone species; its burrows — both active and abandoned ...

A Florida family planned their dream home, until protected tortoises took over. Now, they're paying $1,300 in taxes for ...

New York State is seeing all types of turtles right now this time of the year and there is a warning out there right now ...

Will Indian River County let Tolls Brothers build Ridge Top neighborhood atop 600 gopher tortoise burrows in Wabasso?

The sheer number of species that rely on a gopher tortoise burrow for survival, roughly 365, and the diversity of creatures sharing the burrow is astounding. Also, how deep, long and sturdy the ...

Turtles and tortoises represent some of the last survivors of the world’s long past. These are some of the most ancient living creatures on earth and have remained relatively unchanged ...

Marine turtles migrate long distances between their feeding grounds and nesting sites. They have a large shell called a carapace, four strong, paddle-like flippers and like all reptiles, lungs for ...

Since being deemed a threatened species, they must be relocated ... and mature at slower rates than South Florida tortoises that can eat all winter, Moore said. Tortoises face other challenges ...

Rudrapur: A 26-year-old man was arrested for smuggling 82 live turtles of a protected species in Gadarpur, Udham Singh Nagar ...

Genetic analysis reveals bluebottles are actually four distinct species, overturning two centuries of scientific belief.

Now through September 1, immerse yourself in the world of Turtles, the new Fernbank exhibit that explores these beloved ...