In 2014 scientific evidence recognized the pond turtle as in fact two distinct species — northern and southern western pond turtles — each of which is more endangered than the previously recognized ...

According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), the southern bog turtle is “Tennessee’s smallest and most threatened turtle.” Often found in the shallow wetlands of northeast ...

Lane Oswalt wanted to play hockey on a frozen pond by his house. He looked down only to realize he was standing over snapping turtles under the ice. The 19-year-old and his family recently moved ...

More than 1,100 dead olive ridley turtles have washed ashore on the beaches of Tamil Nadu state in southern India this month. Most were found near the state capital, Chennai.