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 ...

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

Scientists in Hong Kong are trying to save three species of turtles, CNN reports. The turtles are being hunted for medicinal purposes and to keep as pets. Scientists wanted to keep their numbers under ...

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

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Trump plan puts profits ahead of protecting animals such as Florida manatees, sea turtles and North Atlantic right whales, ...

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 ...

The New England Aquarium and Audubon Aquarium Rescue are helping over two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles recover from a ...

The Trump administration has proposed big changes to federal protections for threatened and endangered species, habitat, and ...

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.

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 ...

Turtles can slow their hearts down to sleep underwater. Some species of turtles can even breath through their butts!