A rapid boat survey, which covered a 174 km stretch of the Brahmaputra flowing through the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, documented 945 freshwater turtles belonging to seven species, including 876 ...

By Spoorthy Raman With an evolutionary history of more than 200 million years, turtles and tortoises have outlived dinosaurs ...

Why should we avoid keeping turtles as pets? Turtles and tortoises, with their unique traits and tranquil demeanor, have often been sought-after exotic pets. Nevertheless, it's crucial to realize that ...

Porkchop, a three-flippered sea turtle, is back in the wild after a year of rehabilitation, a hopeful moment amid ongoing ...

Have you ever wondered how aquatic life survives the winter? Read here to learn about brumation and how turtles survive the cold.

An 11-year-old rock hunter has uncovered an almost complete turtle shell dating to roughly 48 million years ago. That intact shell secured a rare glimpse into a vanished river world before weather ...

“It blew all of our minds," his mother said of the prehistoric find Craig Thomas, BLM Rock Springs Field Office; courtesy of the Tate Geological Museum, Casper, Wyoming An 11-year-old discovered a ...

Carleton University’s Grégory Bulté has been studying the northern map turtles of Opinicon Lake since 2003. Every fall, the turtles do something unusual, even for turtles. Hundreds of them gather or ...

Statistics about animal roadkill on Taiwan’s freeways showed that the Formosa Freeway (Freeway No. 3) had the highest number of roadkill, while the most common species killed by vehicle collisions on ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.