The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...

Painted turtles sunning themselves in a pond. Why are sea turtles endangered? Discover the human impact on North American turtles and learn about the steps we can take to help. When I was young, my ...

Each morning during sea turtle nesting season, scientists and citizen volunteers with Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota comb 35 miles of shoreline looking for turtle tracks from mothers coming ashore ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known ...

Late last month, record-low temperatures cooled down the waters of the Gulf and the Atlantic significantly, causing almost ...

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...

In the back of a large SUV, 15 small sea turtles wrapped in wet towels and packed in individual banana boxes awaited their new lease on life Thursday, preparing to swim off the Louisiana coast after ...

Brevard Zoo secured $1.75 million in federal funding for its new sea turtle care complex, part of the planned $140 million ...

A performance of Moss Anthology#5 for Buglisi Dance Theatre (left). Ruby, an endangered Burmese roofed turtle who lives at a turtle sanctuary in New Jersey (right). Hisae Aihara/Martin Broen Get the ...

As the unofficial start to summer approaches with the long-awaited holiday weekend, people are eagerly anticipating the warmer weather and outdoor activities. However, amidst the excitement, it's ...

Scientists have discovered that turtles possess advanced visual processing abilities once thought to be unique to mammals.