This holiday season we’ve taken inspiration from the classic Christmas song and given it a Tulsa twist to help you check off ...

Turtle Adoption Day ...

Turtles and tortoises, though sharing ancient ancestry and a protective shell, exhibit significant differences in habitat, ...

The Turtle Back Zoo this year joined the relatively few U.S. zoos — perhaps a dozen or fewer among the 250 accredited by the ...

Indiana's rapid rise shows what's possible for a 'basketball school.' Maryland's challenge is closing the gap in spending, ...

Luna, a 5-year-old ball python, died in the Nederland shopping center fire on Oct. 9, 2025. Courtesy of Wild Bear Nature Center. Westie, a 20-year-old turtle who “loved crickets and attention,” and ...

On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, we are excited to present a panel discussion featuring Ramzy Baroud and Janene Yazzie, which took place last July at Socialism 2025 in Chicago. Ramzy and Janene ...

It took the expertise of three veterinarians from the New England Wildlife Center to carefully remove a one-pound bladder stone from a pet desert tortoise. The bladder stone, also known as a urolith, ...

Introduction and methods: Sea turtles have been proposed as health indicators of marine ecosystems for their characteristic of longevity and migratory, but they are facing serious threats due to ...

Scientists on an Indonesia island found a “giant” creature caught in a trap, the area’s first sighting of an endangered species, photos show. Photo from Hasan, Rahmawati, Guntoro, South, Valen, Tamam, ...

Galápagos tortoises, the largest living species of tortoise, can weigh over 500 pounds and live 100-plus years. The gentle giants symbolize endurance, evolution, and the balance of Galápagos Islands ...

Galapagos tortoise on Santa Cruz Island in Ecuador. Photo by Stan Tekiela I think it’s safe to say most people are aware of turtles and tortoises. But at the same time, there’s a lot of confusion ...