The endangered Vallarta mud turtle faces severe habitat loss in Mexico, leaving its tiny surviving population at urgent risk.

The Sedgwick County Zoo shared that the hatching of the McCord's box turtle is "an important milestone for conservation" Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles used to thrive in the Gulf of Mexico, but since the mid-1900s, populations have dwindled so much that they are now the world's most endangered sea turtle species. But now, a ...

Federal prosecutors have charged a South Carolina man with illegally importing the head of a green sea turtle — a species ...

GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Ongoing research at East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) Gray Fossil Site unearthed a species of horned painted turtles completely new to science, school officials say.

His plea agreement included a clause requiring him to surrender his "sea turtle head mount." ...

Hawaiian green sea turtles are protected under both Hawaii state law and the federal Endangered Species Act ...

The last known remaining female Yangtze giant softshell turtle was found dead in Vietnam last week, leaving the species on the brink of extinction. A member of a non-profit turtle protection group ...

NORFOLK, Va. (CNN Newsource/WTKR/WKRC) - The U.S. Navy is doing its part to help protect and save endangered sea turtles as they hatch. The crew has been searching the beaches across Virginia to ...

“If the ice is clear, you can sometimes see snapping or painted turtles moving slowly under the ice,” said Jeff LeClere, ...

Man lifts endangered Hawaiian sea turtle for tourist photo in viral video. Officials investigate East Honolulu incident amid ...