The giant turtle may have been a victim of global tectonics — the slow movement of continents in geological time. Although it ...

Kansas is among several states releasing alligator snapping turtles. The prehistoric-looking, river-dwelling creatures’ ...

"It was believed to have gone extinct more than 100 years ago!" Environment Minister Gustavo Manrique tweeted of the Fernandina giant tortoise. "Hope is alive," he added. Conservationist and park ...

uncovered the nesting site of the "secretive" Cantor's giant softshell turtle. The species, which is native to the rivers of south and south-east Asia, is classified as critically endangered.

Green turtles are listed as an endangered species. Despite this, they are still killed for their meat and eggs. Their numbers are also reduced by boat propeller accidents, fishnet-caused drowning ...

Now freshwater turtles are a booming industry, much to the concern of the conservation community. The number of the world's critically endangered freshwater turtles has more than doubled in the ...

An endangered Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) was released by villagers of Kinoya early Tuesday morning thanks to the quick action and advice given by Mr Apisai Tinakoro, a former staff of the National ...

The endangered subpopulation of turtles near Armila happens to nest ... In the dark, she resembles a giant insect or alien, except for the huge head, strangely emotional, salty tears seeping ...

Most Asian turtles and tortoises dig themselves nests in mud or sand to lay their eggs. The hatchlings are born with a tooth egg to help them break out of the shell which is shed shortly afterwards.

In one tub a green sea turtle struggles with internal organ damage. One floor up, sick, critically endangered hawksbills fill aquariums. Blood seeps from a dying leatherback harpooned by an ...

Imagine for a minute that CHamorus could no longer wear a sinahi or other jewelry made from the giant clam across borders ...

“Pond turtle” is something of a misnomer, because this reptile more frequently lives in rivers and spends a lot of time in terrestrial habitats. As the West Coast ...