However, these beliefs come at a deadly cost. Consuming turtle meat is not only driving turtle populations to the brink—it’s ...

California officials sent water flowing to create new wetlands along the shores of the shrinking Salton Sea. The project is ...

World Turtle Day on Friday serves as a reminder of the capital's conservation practices and the challenges faced by these ...

Power of social media helps a lost tortoise find its way home ...

The islands and atolls of the western Indian Ocean once teemed with giant tortoises that weighed as much as 600 pounds and ...

The fenced-in area, with a portion of it open air and another area covered, is located near the flamingo enclosure near the ...

Observed annually on 23 May, World Turtle Day aims to highlight the urgent need to protect turtles, tortoises, and their ...

The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the ...

State wildlife agencies have a big job. While the federal government protects animals listed under the Endangered Species Act ...

With fewer than 10,000 pancake tortoises (Malacochersus tornieri) left in the wild, the government has launched a 10-year ...

It is a great day to think about the beautiful environment surrounding us on Marco Island and how to perhaps create habitats (think your yard ... sandy areas and begin a burrow to attract owls or ...