A beginner’s guide to choosing the right turtle or tortoise, with practical details on cost, care needs, enclosure size, and ...

The Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey joined the relatively few in the U.S. that routinely give the public a view of veterinary ...

In undercover raids carried out in late September, Mexican authorities discovered 2,339 wild-caught turtles crammed into bins in five locations in Jalisco and Baja California states. Along with the ...

It sounds like a scene out of the Ocean’s series of heist movies. Only this one didn’t happen in Las Vegas, but at a Mexican ...

In India, all native turtle and tortoise species are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Under this Act, it ...

A harmless walk turns sideways fast when the camera catches bright crystal formations growing out of a creek that is clearly cooking something alive. Turtles, fish, and stray pets move through the ...

Dozens of workers from Hong Kong's animal welfare agencies turned out with oxygenated pet carriers and animal ambulances to ...

Under the new Adoption Trial Program, "trial adopters" can pick out an "adult" animal — 7 months or older — and take it home to determine if the "pet fits into their home." Prospective "parents" have ...

As firefighters battled floor by floor in Hong Kong's flaming Wang Fuk Court housing complex overnight to find survivors and ...

Please don’t buy from breeders,” Rossdale says, “and please consider going to a shelter because those animals really, really ...