By Mongabay.com World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton reminds New Yorkers that turtles are ...

For 43 years, the green sea turtle carried one of conservation's heaviest labels: endangered. Poaching gutted nesting ...

Palaeontologists have got a clearer picture of where turtles fit in the animal kingdom, thanks to analysis of a southern ...

These slow-moving reptiles may need a little help during crossing season, but knowing the right way to intervene is ...

A sea turtle had beachgoers scratching their heads after washing up in Texas, looking as if it were covered in green fur. Rescuers were called to the scene and were shocked to discover that the turtle ...

Turtles across the state and region have begun their nesting period, state environmental officials said, are drivers are ...

We went to the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation center in Pender County to learn more about the day’s honorees. “World Sea Turtle Day is pretty exciting because we are shining a ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — May 23 marks World Turtle Day, and at Nahant Marsh, conservationists are celebrating with purpose: by continuing a long-running research effort to protect one of the Midwest’s most ...

The United States is home to six out the world’s seven sea turtle species, all of which are either threatened or endangered. World Sea Turtle Day, celebrated on Sunday, aims to highlight the need for ...

A sea turtle rests at a breeding beach of the Sea Turtle Shelter at Atlantis Sanya in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, ...