A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

BBC footage shows baby painted turtles frozen solid through winter, then miraculously thaw and come back to life ...

Baby turtles are some of the cutest shelled animals on Earth. However, did you know that sea turtles usually hatch at night? Or that they imprint on the magnetic field of the beach where they were ...

It's World Turtle Day, an annual observance to help people "shellebrate" and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the ...

The last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in April of unknown causes, leaving only two males as the final known living members of a species that has for years been teetering on the ...

An ancient species, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle, faces extinction with only two known wild survivors. Habitat loss, pollution, and failed breeding attempts have decimated this giant freshwater ...

Did you know the word turtle comes from the Latin word chelonia? If you did or just happen to like turtles, then this is the article for you! My Aunt Karen Testa has a turtle rescue center, called ...