The Rarest Turtle on Earth: How a Giant Vanished from a Famous River System

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...
Business Insider

Exotic turtles have been poached to near-extinction in Asia, but in Hong Kong, these ...

Scientists in Hong Kong are trying to save three species of turtles, CNN reports. The turtles are being hunted for medicinal purposes and to keep as pets. Scientists wanted to keep their numbers under ...

Cooter up a creek? Group sues over Rio Grande turtle species

The Rio Grande cooter can't catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and ...

Conservation Isn’t Just Saving Beaches: This Turtle Study Says Reefs and Routes Matter Too

Three species of sea turtles are regularly observed in the Red Sea, which is an inlet of the Indian Ocean: hawksbills, greens ...
WSVN 7News

Turtle Hospital in Marathon gives endangered sea turtles a second chance at life

An animal hospital in the Florida Keys has given an endangered species of marine reptiles a second chance.The staff at The<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
People

Extinct Turtle Species Lives on at Kansas Zoo with Help from New, Adorable Arrival

The Sedgwick County Zoo shared that the hatching of the McCord's box turtle is "an important milestone for conservation" Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...
Forbes

Dancing Turtles Rock: Why Turtle Survival Demands Urgent Action

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Climate change is altering the very biology of turtles, with ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Swimming in two ...