“The Sonoyta mud turtle is clearly in danger of extinction,” Steve Spangle, a field supervisor with Fish and Wildlife’s Arizona Ecological Services, said in a release announcing the listing.

Today, only about 140 mud turtles or so live in Quitobaquito, while the Rio Sonoyta population has dropped greatly from 1,000 a few years ago, he said.. Another water-dweller facing the same ...

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Coapinole Lagoon, located in the Coapinole neighborhood at the northern edge of Puerto Vallarta, has long stood as one of the few remaining freshwater bodies in the region.

One lovely thing about turtles is that they never look busy. They calmly browse the forest or sun themselves on a log, appearing to live a life of leisure. Behind their chill demeanor, however ...

SEA TURTLES WE HAVE KNOW THE ONES WHO COME UP ON THE BEACH TO NEST. THEY COME OUT AND GO BACK IN AND ALL KINDS OF WEATHER AND ALL KINDS OF WAVE HEIGHTS. AND SO BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY DO THAT ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

The muskrat sacrificed their life to spread a handful of mud on the back of the turtle, which became land. The population of the snapping turtle is declining but not yet considered endangered.

A turtle who was the unlucky recipient of a golf ball to the shell at a golf course on Cape Cod is in Cape Wildlife Center’s care and doing well, the center said. The painted turtle, who lives i ...

Sea turtles are some of the coolest creatures in the ocean! There are seven unique species of sea turtle found around the world, each with its own distinct characteristics. Today, we are going to be ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off ...

It was around six years ago that ecologist Ayushi Jain arrived in Kasaragod, Kerala, in search of the Asian giant softshell turtle (a large freshwater turtle). She interacted with the community ...