The endangered Vallarta mud turtle faces severe habitat loss in Mexico, leaving its tiny surviving population at urgent risk.

SHOREVIEW, Minn. (AP) - Something strange is happening at Lake Judy. A band of four people wander the frozen expanse. They're led by a diviner of sorts, a woman with a gizmo that looks vaguely like a ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Motorists on Fort Leonard Wood may feel like they are dodging more turtles than normal lately, and that is because in spring and early summer, the cold-blooded creatures are ...

Box turtles in the path of the looming Intercounty Connector are getting a second chance. “What we?re doing is moving turtles out of the area prior to clearing for construction,” said Holly Shipley, ...

“If the ice is clear, you can sometimes see snapping or painted turtles moving slowly under the ice,” said Jeff LeClere, ...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is reminding residents to watch for the state's native turtles and to avoid moving them unless it is necessary. Submitted photo Staff Reports It’s nesting ...

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A Gulf Coast box turtle that lost its back legs after being hit by a car has some new wheels to get around thanks to some Mississippi kids. The turtle, named Lt. Dan, was taken in ...

A Chatham County police officer helped move a snapping turtle out of the roadway before it could be hit by a car. On Saturday, Lieutenant Gene Harley was driving on President Street in Savannah when ...