It's mating season for turtles, and as a protected species they deserve the respect the designation gives. And sometimes they need help across the road. Zack LeClair, shift lead at Wild Heart Ranch, a ...

Adult turtle mortality from vehicle strikes is a preventable threat to these reptiles, several of which are threatened or of special concern in Michigan. Residents can help turtles by safely assisting ...

June 16 was World Sea Turtle Day, an occasion to consider the role these creatures play in the marine ecosystem. Florida State University Associate Professor Mariana Fuentes researches sea turtles and ...

The endangered Vallarta mud turtle faces severe habitat loss in Mexico, leaving its tiny surviving population at urgent risk.

Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always. That was the late Hank Smith, a unique person in Florida’s environmental history. I knew him as a colleague at Florida Atlantic ...

DULUTH — Hiding in their shells has helped turtles survive since the time of dinosaurs, but that defense doesn’t work well against fast-moving SUVs and trucks. That’s why turtles need our help ...

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A pregnant turtle needs your help to find her way home. An Eastern box turtle, estimated to be about 10 years old, was left at a drop off area at Red Creek Wildlife Center in Wayne ...

One of the most majestic creatures on earth is the Chinese stripe-necked turtle. Recently, however, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) added this species ...

Before he went astray into the illicit turtle trade, Yuan Xie was supported by his Chinese parents while he studied English at several colleges on the West Coast. Now, stamped with a criminal record, ...

Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' ...