An extremely rare species has been discovered on a Welsh beach. A Kemp's ridley sea turtle was spotted on Newport Sands in ...

WEST DENNIS — As rainclouds drifted overhead, and piping plovers peeped in their hidden dens among the seagrasses on the dunes, four critically endangered Kemp's ridley turtles that have been under ...

Our planet is full of incredibly rare animals that could once be found in abundance, like the world's rarest insect, that is back after a shipwreck threatened its existence. But animals face numerous ...

A Blanding's turtle stands at the edge of a wetland. State wildlife agencies in Michigan and Ohio received nearly $500,000 in federal funding to study rare turtles. The grant is part of more than $7 ...

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 ...

This video follows the transition of a Fly River turtle into a newly prepared aquatic environment. The footage captures the first moments as the turtle explores increased space and depth. Subtle ...

The use of cameras by wildlife authorities is one of the best ways to document wildlife sightings, particularly of rarely ...

LANSING, MI – Michigan will take the lead to study the declining populations of Blanding’s and spotted turtles – rare species being considered for federal protections. The Michigan Department of ...

A rare sea turtle has been released into the wild at Sa Huynh estuary in the Central province of Quang Ngai, said Maj. Pham ...

When strolling through your local park this summer, you may have noticed turtles sunning themselves on logs or poking their heads up in lakes and ponds. Chances are they’re painted turtles or ...

(WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now ...

The illegal trade of rare turtles is on the rise, and conservationists are concerned about the impact this will have on turtle populations. Wildlife trade experts believe that the demand for turtles ...