Carly Fitzpatrick, an Aquarium Biologist, holds a pair of Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle hatchlings at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. 12 of the critically endangered ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 ...

While you're out and about soaking up the springtime weather, you might just see a few turtles in our local ponds and trails. May 23 is World Turtle Day, a day created by American Tortoise Rescue to ...

MARATHON, Fla. - Over two dozen cold-stunned turtles were rescued from Cape Cod Bay and are now being treated in the Florida Keys. A group of young Kemp's Ridley turtles were left stranded, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

Mystic Aquarium released 22 sea turtles back into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, April 9, in Jekyll Island, Georgia, according to a facility. The marine animals—14 green sea turtles, six loggerhead sea ...

The ailing turtle hadn't eaten on his own in at least two weeks, but on Friday he munched on squid -- a breakthrough in a larger effort to save him and 15 others flown down from the frigid northeast ...