Riverview Park and Zoo has played a vital role in expanding the population of the critically endangered Sulawesi forest turtle. Hatched on Feb. 9, Indy is the fifth successful hatchling to survive ...

(Lafayette, Louisiana) - A video on social media has surfaced from a Lafayette Mardi Gras parade, and it shows a man hoisting up a huge snapping turtle as the parade passes through the downtown ...

Luckily, these snappers are willingly frozen and are just undergoing a process called brumation. This is a form of dormancy for reptiles. A cold temperature change also means that reptiles can’t ...

The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of Guimaras has rescued 69 Hawksbill sea turtle hatchlings and returned them to their natural habitat. A report by the Department of ...

The snapping turtle eggs are finally hatching, and this video captures the exciting moment the baby turtles begin breaking out of their shells and entering the world. Learn what to expect during the ...

Picture yourself walking along a murky river in the southeastern United States. The water looks calm, almost too calm. Below the surface, something ancient lurks. Something that’s been perfecting its ...

Critical habitats for threatened species in the Mary River have been given a boost of $2 million in joint funding from the state and federal governments.

TAPAUA, Brazil — Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute released giant Amazon River turtle hatchlings into the waters of the Abufari Biological Reserve in Tapaua, Amazonas state, as ...

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

An amusing yet educational moment when an attempt to handle or relocate a defensive snapping turtle doesn't go according to plan. These prehistoric-looking reptiles possess incredibly powerful jaws ...

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Watch women rule the waves at Super Girl Surf Pro in Florida ...