Although we don’t have confirmation, we are taking a guess that the turtle in Zak’s pond is the Florida softshell. The range of the Florida softshell covers all of Florida and extends up to ...

LAKE PLACID, Fla. _ William Shockley and his teenage son are fishing for freshwater turtles the same way their family has done it for four generations in south-central Florida: deploying about a ...

Like the Japanese sumo wrestler, the Florida Softshell turtle, Trionix ferox, is definitely a heavyweight. The creature, like this 40-pound specimen, is the heaviest and bulkiest of all North Ameri… ...

The Barbour's turtle is state-listed as rare or threatened across its range in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, but it receives no protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. That's why the ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Pembroke Pines Police tweeted a photo of one of their own rescuing a softshell turtle on Monday morning. The tweet said: "Earlier this morning, School Resource Officer Miguel ...

July 18 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in Florida said a turtle with a fishing hook caught in its mouth was safely captured after several days of attempts.The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in ...

A burrowing owl and a Florida softshell turtle were among the 53 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida recently.

The Barbour's turtle is state-listed as rare or threatened across its range in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, but it receives no protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. That's why the ...