A critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle was rescued in Texas after being found covered in organisms. The turtle is now receiving care from the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research and ...

Each Magic: The Gathering set has more than a few chase cards that are more than worth their weight, but the TMNT set is breaking the price charts.

The global illegal trade in wildlife is worth an estimated US$19 billion annually and is the largest crime sector after drugs, counterfeiting and human ...

Around the world, many conservationists are celebrating increases in sea turtle population growth. Cape Verde in West Africa now has 100 times as many loggerhead turtle nests each year as there were ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - What started as a one-night grassroots effort to feed people during the government shutdown in October has turned into a permanent resource in South College Station.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A young sea turtle named Bugs is returning to the ocean on Wednesday after spending five months recovering at the Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo. The center ...

Turtles may seem pretty sturdy thanks to their hard shells, but they are still mortal creatures, capable of getting sick, being injured, or suffering from disease. They have a built-in defense ...

A traveler attempted to conceal two live turtles in her undergarments while passing through Miami International Airport security, reported Fox 4 Now. Transportation Security Administration officers ...

Aug. 25 (UPI) --The Missouri Department of Conservation celebrated the 41st birthday of Peanut, a red-eared slider turtle with a unique figure eight-shaped shell. The department celebrated Peanut's ...

A wounded turtle found in Muğla, southwestern Turkey, was treated and released back into the wild after a local craftsman repaired its damaged shell using natural resin. Gökçen Gökmen Bayram, head of ...