The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...

The Trump administration aims to remove degradation of habitat from its definition of "harm" to endangered species, proposing Wednesday a rule change that would open the door to human activity in ...

Each morning during sea turtle nesting season, scientists and citizen volunteers with Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota comb 35 miles of shoreline looking for turtle tracks from mothers coming ashore ...

Painted turtles sunning themselves in a pond. Why are sea turtles endangered? Discover the human impact on North American turtles and learn about the steps we can take to help. When I was young, my ...

Once nearly extinct, Southern California's population of green sea turtles is exploding, and many of them are making their home in the San Gabriel River. It’s one of the most remarkable animal ...

Various species of sea turtles are found in warm and temperate seas throughout the world and can also be viewed nearby at SeaWorld San Diego at the newly enhanced and upgraded Turtle Reef habitat.

Climate change is skewing turtle populations by altering hatchling sex ratios. Explore how temperature affects turtles, why ...

Beatbot is best known for making pool-cleaning robots, but it was its swimming robot turtle that won our hearts at CES 2026.

Environmental officials are asking Long Islanders to keep an eye out for turtles ambling across busy roads during the nesting season of May and June. Vehicle strikes are a “major cause of mortality” ...

The green sea turtle (chelonia mydas) was listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ...

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...