Scientists in Hong Kong are trying to save three species of turtles, CNN reports. The turtles are being hunted for medicinal purposes and to keep as pets. Scientists wanted to keep their numbers under ...

While most turtles are wild, many are adopted as pets each year. Keep in mind that turtles are sometimes considered exotic pets, so there may be local or state laws that restrict their adoption. There ...

Industrial fishing operations take most of the blame for collateral impacts to sea-turtle populations, but new research shows that small-scale fisheries–operated by hand from little open boats –can ...

The Concho Valley is home to eight species of aquatic turtles, and in my opinion none of these is as endearing as the diminutive Texas Map Turtle. Texas Map Turtles (Graptemys versa) are one of five ...

A bale of Arakan forest turtles — a critically endangered species — were welcomed to the world recently at an aquarium in Tennessee. The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, announced the ...

Pedro Luis Pérez assesses the surviving loggerhead turtles after their nest was unearthed at their nursery in La Sabana. (Andrea Hernández Briceño for The Washington Post) Pedro Luis Pérez assesses ...

Alabama leads the nation in states with the greatest diversity of turtles. Researcher Peter Scott recently discovered another species of the reptile: the intermediate musk turtle. In Alabama, a big ...

A group gathered Wednesday morning at a Southland nature spot to culminate a yearlong project that brought together representatives from Cook and DuPage counties, the Shedd Aquarium, and state and ...