A rare loggerhead turtle - a species not native to UK waters - has been rescued after being found near-dead on a Suffolk ...

While Kemp's ridleys are rare to see, each sighting adds to a growing body of knowledge that can shape smarter conservation strategies and ensure future generations still have the chance to witness ...

A Blanding's turtle stands at the edge of a wetland. State wildlife agencies in Michigan and Ohio received nearly $500,000 in federal funding to study rare turtles. The grant is part of more than $7 ...

Crush is moved to a larger tank where she will be introduced to another rescued loggerhead turtle.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville is celebrating the hatching of three critically-endangered turtles, becoming just the fourth Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in the world to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, one of the most endangered sea turtle species on Earth, live in some of the noisiest waters on the ...

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 ...

(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 ...

A rare sea turtle was found dead after it washed ashore on an Oregon beach with a whole ecosystem traveling with the reptile. The 75-pound loggerhead was discovered Saturday morning on the south end ...

The illegal trade of rare turtles is on the rise, and conservationists are concerned about the impact this will have on turtle populations. Wildlife trade experts believe that the demand for turtles ...