As temperatures rise, the turtle nesting season is beginning. There are several hundred species of turtles, but many of them ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has just one remaining refuge in the U.S. Now, scientists say they've been told to "prepare for the ...

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 ...

Fewer than 1,000 leatherback sea turtles remain in the Eastern Pacific. Lucero is one of them.

In a first for North America, an endangered species of turtles has bred at the San Diego Zoo. Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle ...

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 ...

Turtles are commonplace in the Northwoods, and you might want to drive a little slower this time of year because of them.

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.

Turtles can be found anywhere, from local ponds and the deep, blue sea to an aquarium tank in your bedroom. These aquatic, semiaquatic or terrestrial creatures are easily recognized thanks to their ...

May and June are prime months for turtles to cross roads in search of places to lay their eggs, and many end up getting struck by cars.

Hawaiian sea turtles, known as honu, were found with white markings on their shells. Initially causing confusion, federal ...