They’re also a bit of a bridge between land and water, depending on the species. “All animals with a backbone and a shell are turtles,” says Jeffrey Lovich, Research Ecologist at the U.S ...

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 ...

A University of California, Davis, study finds that eradicating invasive bullfrogs at Yosemite National Park has restored habitats for pond turtles.

A pet owner has been ordered to pay 1.28 million yuan ($176,000) in compensation for a child struck to death by his turtle, which fell from a residential high-rise in Shaoguan, Guangdong province ...

The beautiful bottom shell (plastron) of a Western painted turtle was exposed by some black-billed magpies when they caught it crossing a road at Market Lake. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com ...

Some turtles take over a decade before they can reproduce, so the death of a single turtle can have a big impact. The DNR recommends slowing down near waterways to watch out for our slow friends.

A small Kenyan NGO is on a mission to save thousands of turtles from poachers, fishermen’s nets and environmental hazards, such as rising sea levels and ever-worsening plastic waste, in a bid to ...

The Alabama Coastal Foundation is offering volunteers a 14 tiered option to sponsor a sea turtle nest.The program is dubbed Share the Beach Adopt-a-Nest.

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Officers stumbled upon a mother sea turtle preparing a nest for her soon-to-be hatchlings. Treasure Island Police Department said officers Pavlovic and Funck were ...