India's unique turtle species face extinction due to pollution, habitat loss, and illegal trade. From the Three-Keeled Land Turtle to the Northern River Terrapin, these ancient creatures are vital for ...

Glacial Lakes Conservancy has worked to restore and maintain Willow Creek with strategies like monitoring wildlife and ...

Life on earth is as fascinating as it gets. Different species live different lifespans. The average human life expectancy is just under 80 years, according to Our World in Data. But underwater animals ...

Thinking about getting a pet turtle? Great choice! Turtles are low-maintenance, fascinating, and can live for decades. Don’t be surprised if some live even longer than their owners. But before you ...

Once a sea turtle hunter, Joaquim Avelino Fragoso now patrols Angola’s Longa estuary to protect the very creatures he once ...

NEW YORK, July 20, 2003 — -- The world's 270 species of turtles date back 200 million years, and many of them are in danger. In New York City, one man is on a mission to save 1,000 of the ...

From the 1800s through the 1950s, people clamored for the delicacy green turtle soup. Though the color describes the hue of the soup, one turtle commonly used for the dish – the Chelonia mydas – has ...

Palaeontologists have found the first known example of a fossilised turtle embryo preserved inside an egg, an unusual time capsule from the Late Cretaceous. Fossil turtle eggs are rare finds. Rarer ...

Mac Poepoe grew up diving in the waters off Molokai to spear honu — Hawaii’s distinct species of green sea turtle — that helped feed his family.

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, reminded New Yorkers today that turtles nest in May and June. The DEC’s Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton ...