Tens of thousands of freshwater turtles and tortoises are legally harvested each year in Indonesia for their meat and exported primarily to China, while many species teeter on the brink of extinction.

The fossil of a soft shell turtle was found by the sixth-grader Pope back in July while rock hounding with his grandparents near Lander. After calling the Bureau of Land Management, the Tate Museum ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay discover a softshell turtle hiding in a backyard pond. Trump threatens 'consequences' after 6 House Republicans voted to reverse his Canada tariffs Something is happening with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, Touren Pope made the discovery of a lifetime—and he’s not even a teenager yet. The 11-year-old Nevada native was ...

Touren Pope was rewarded by assisting with the excavation and was also allowed to name the fossilized turtle “Within a few minutes, we could tell it was a pretty complete turtle shell and worth ...

Casper, Wyo. - As kids we often dreamed about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, but one kid has made those dreams come true after making the discovery of a lifetime while on a family ...