PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A nest of rare Leatherback turtles hatched last week, as seen in a video captured by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The nest was first discovered in May, a rare sight ...

LANSING, MI – Michigan will take the lead to study the declining populations of Blanding’s and spotted turtles – rare species being considered for federal protections. The Michigan Department of ...

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a press release that a prehistoric species of turtle native to Florida is officially a federally threatened species under the Endangered ...

At the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke, Virginia, a mother turtle recovering from an ear abscess recently surprised staff with a clutch of eggs. A couple of months later, those eggs gave ...

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...

(WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now ...

CAMERON, La. (KPLC) - Several rare young sea turtles will be returned to the waters of the Gulf this weekend in Cameron Parish, and the public is invited to watch as they are released. From 10:30 a.m.

GRAND ISLE, La. (WVUE) - Dozens of people gathered on Grand Isle Beach to witness the return of one of the world’s rarest sea turtles to the Gulf of Mexico. Fifteen Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, ...

WESTBOROUGH — Forty years ago, the estimated population for the northern red-bellied cooter, a freshwater turtle that measures 10 to 12 inches long, was estimated to be about 200. Today, thanks to the ...

(WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now ...