Garden City officials urge residents to report snapping turtle sightings, citing their invasive nature and potential harm to ...

Researchers and conservation staff are working to preserve rare sand prairie habitats at this metro-east site.

Sea turtles are protected by state and federal law in Hawaiʻi, and the best way to enjoy them is to give them space, stay at ...

Green turtles are officially out of danger, according to the latest update to the IUCN Red List, the definitive authority on the conservation status of the world's species. Global populations of this ...

After decades of protection, green sea turtles are rebounding and no longer classified as endangered on the global Red List ...

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Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti.

Would you go sky diving? Strike up a conversation with a stranger? Volunteer to sing on stage? If you say yes, chances are you’re probably a bold person. It turns out ornate box turtles — a threatened ...

The Sedgwick County Zoo shared that the hatching of the McCord's box turtle is "an important milestone for conservation" Getty Images/Westend61 A zoo in Kansas has welcomed the arrival of a rare ...

This article reports on the impact of Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative, which supports outstanding individuals and organizations that are implementing novel solutions to the world’s most pressing ...

More than 340,000 tons of turtle meat end up on dinner plates in China. Credit: Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum More than 340,000 tons of turtle meat end up on dinner plates ...