One lovely thing about turtles is that they never look busy. They calmly browse the forest or sun themselves on a log, appearing to live a life of leisure. Behind their chill demeanor, however ...

There are fewer bog turtles because of their rare − and shrinking − habitat, along with dangers posed by poaching and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville's head-start program brings in bog ...

A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution. On the ...

“So every sea turtle that we can save and get back out there is the win for the species.” JUNO BEACH, Fla. — An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A Reddit user posted a video taken Saturday of a large snapping turtle resembling Chonkosaurus, the large sunbathing turtle that went viral in 2023.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday morning, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle ...

World Turtle Day is held every May 23 to raise awareness about the conservation of turtles and tortoises, and what we can do to restore their disappearing habitats. As we near the end of May and ...

When the sun comes out, so do the turtles — right in time for World Turtle Day. "There's a lot that we can learn from the turtle," said Terre Chartrand, a land-based educator from the Red ...

The annual celebration of 23 May brings individuals from across the globe to pay their respects and celebrate one of the world's oldest and most tranquil animals — the turtle. World Turtle Day ...

The 20-year-old bear named Jelly briefly escaped its enclosure at Turtle Back Zoo. A 20-year-old black bear briefly escaped its enclosure at Turtle Back Zoo May 29, prompting a swift response from ...

A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida's Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was too large to fit ...