The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

Florida wildlife officials say they've arrested two men for poaching thousands of turtles and selling them. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission news release says 39-year-old Michael ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials say they’ve arrested two men for poaching thousands of turtles and selling them. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission news release ...

Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in turtles people can no longer care for. Rockalina’s case was different. “Like we do in any rescue, we ask to see the photos ...

More than two dozen critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles arrived in the Keys on Dec. 9 to warm up and receive ...

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 ...

Turtle hospitals and aquariums across the country are caring for sea turtles that stranded on beaches during the winter season, which is now coming to a close amid an uptick in strandings along ...

Over the years Pennsylvania has appointed an assemblage of flora and fauna to be official representatives of the commonwealth. To that end, a congregation of various critters have risen to that lofty ...