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

A 62-year-old Beaufort man has pleaded guilty to illegally importing and purchasing the head of a protected sea turtle ...

In 1978, green sea turtles were placed on the endangered species list primarily due to human activities like bycatch in ...

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

If someone mentions criminal gangs, you might think of drug trafficking or financial crime. But one of the most persistent ...

By MICHAEL CASEY A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, ...

Rocks have been found to hold many traces of Earth's ancient history, but usually geologists have to seek them out. Every ...

The marine protected area faces several challenges — ones that the local communities are working hard to mitigate through participatory monitoring. Yet the protected area continues to face threats.

Among the reptile species up for tighter trade controls is Home’s Hinged-back Tortoise, a critically endangered turtle found ...

A spree of resort construction on Sonadia Island under Moheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar is causing severe damage to ...