With World Turtle Day upon us, we bring you a turtle conservation success story about southwestern pond turtles who live in ...

Unregulated commercial collection of freshwater turtles in southern and midwestern states is depleting native turtle populations, including those of rare map turtle species that may already be at risk ...

By Mongabay.com World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and ...

Hundreds of turtles are thriving near an outback NSW town, only months after the lake where they live was on the verge of drying up.

Freshwater turtles represent a vital component of aquatic ecosystems through their roles in nutrient cycling, seed dispersal and habitat engineering. Many species exhibit slow life histories, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered what happens to aquatic life in the winter when lakes freeze over? Rather than hibernating as mammals do, ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Alligator snapping turtles are the biggest freshwater turtle in North America, sporting jagged, pointy shells, and a hooked beak. But these prehistoric-looking creatures haven't been seen in Kansas ...

WWF and local communities are improving turtle survival in the Mekong through climate-smart hatcheries and conservation ...

The study of freshwater turtle parasitology has evolved considerably over recent decades, moving from traditional morphological assessments to advanced molecular techniques. This research domain ...

Australian freshwater turtles support healthy wetlands and rivers. Yet one in three turtle species is threatened with extinction. And there is still much we don’t know about them. In today’s special ...

22 May 2007, Rome, Italy --- A worker from Rome's Biopark zoo holds a Testudo Kleinmanni hatchling, an endangered species also known as an Egyptian tortoise, in Rome May 22, 2007. The offspring is the ...