The earliest known ancestors of turtles appeared about 220–240 million years ago (in the late Triassic period), roughly the ...

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are popular pets across the world. They have a similar appearance, with colorful ...

Hampered by climate change, rising temperatures, and beach erosion, endangered sea turtle populations already face an uphill battle. But in the past three years, South Florida environmental non-profit ...

Baby Sea Turtles’ Epic Journey Into the Ocean Has People Cheering originally appeared on PetHelpful. Any baby’s first steps are always an unforgettable moment. This is especially true of baby animals ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles — North ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Seventeen endangered northwestern pond turtle babies are settling into the Oregon Zoo’s conservation lab this summer, where they’ll grow until they’re strong enough to survive ...

Green sea turtles are increasing in Malaysia. The bad news: Olive ridley and hawksbill turtles are still vulnerable and ...

Vermont's native spiny softshell turtle population is bouncing back with new records set in 2025 thanks to conservation ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s collection of nature books and daydream about the creatures within. One species ...

On Costa Rica’s coast, jaguars are doing more than hunting. They’re helping sea turtles survive. As researcher Carolina Perez tracks nests with makeshift tools, she uncovers an unlikely balance ...