Poachers and commercial traders target these turtles for trade as pets — and for their meat. But one of the greatest threats of all is needless drownings in blue crab traps. Lured in by bait, ...

The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will destroy the turtle nesting sanctuary at Northside Park. The project consists of 22 ...

One of our top tips for taking care of pet turtles is understanding the unique diets of aquatic turtles and terrapins, whose nutritional needs and desires are slightly different from those of land ...

Back then, there also was a commercial harvest for terrapins, for the pet trade and because the turtle was considered a ...

It turned out that an acquaintance of his parents' was moving house and did not want to take their pet terrapins with them. “One day, he decided to bring a small glass jar containing two red ...

The Center for Biological Diversity nominated the terrapin for the report because of a growing demand for the turtles as pets and for food, which has led to increased illegal trafficking. In the last ...