Aside from their incredible size, one of the more interesting things about these ancient turtles is that their shells held a secret feature. The males of the species had large horns on their ...

Freshwater turtle conservationists are celebrating successful breeding and habitat protection programs that have offered ...

Marine turtles have been in our oceans for over 100 million years. They’re brilliant navigators, swimming hundreds or thousands of kilometres between feeding and nesting grounds. But they face lots of ...

making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes or crocodiles. Of the many species alive today, some are highly endangered. Turtles are ectotherms ...

Habitat destruction, pollution, climate change, and illegal wildlife trade all pose significant risks to turtle populations.

Sea turtles return to the same nesting sites year after year to grow their populations, but rising global temperatures have ...

An “ancient,” 322-pound loggerhead turtle is getting a new lease on life thanks to an alert scuba diver who found it severely injured off the Florida Keys, according to the Turtle Hospital.

The Razorback Musk Turtle is a fascinating choice with its rugged, spiky shell that looks straight out of an ancient era. Unlike some turtles that spend their days basking, these guys prefer to ...

International collaboration is essential to these research and conservation efforts because the West Pacific leatherback ...