The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

The St. Johns River has a wonderful and diverse variety of wildlife. The river’s vertebrate wildlife includes all the fish species in the water and birds in the air too. But there are also frogs, ...

Learn how river turtles act as nature’s cleanup crew, spreading nutrients and keeping ecosystems balanced and full of life.

In a weird way, stinky turtles have led to my current life as a guy in Costa Rica working in wildlife monitoring. Up until the age of ten I lived in southern New Jersey. The area I grew up in wasn’t ...

A Florida man, who owns a reptile shop, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday for trying to illegally export thousands of wild-caught turtles to Hong Kong and Germany, court records show. John ...

Identification of turtles -- Key to the turtles of the United States and Canada -- Chelydridae: snapping turtles -- Chelydra serpentina, snapping turtle -- Macroclemys temminckii, alligator snapping ...

ALVA, Fla. (CBS12) — An Alva man who illegally shipped thousands of turtles from Florida to countries halfway around the world pleaded guilty to violating federal laws, including conspiring to traffic ...

Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving mannerisms and rigid shield make them unique in the animal kingdom. In Texas, there ...

On this date in Wildcat football history, Nov. 22, 1991: Oak Ridge was hosting the second round of the playoffs at Blankenship Field after easily vanquishing William Blount in round one, 44-0. The ...