Red-Eared Slider Abandoned On Massachusetts Commuter Train
Turtle found by train conductor currently in the care of MBCR staff.
Wild Turtles & Tortoises
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest Numbers Up Across State Of Florida
Number of Caretta caretta nests counted, at 58,172, is second largest since the state of Florida began counting nests in 1989.
Irene Destroys Sea Turtle Nests Up And Down Florida's Coast
Nests, eggs, and hatchlings disrupted or destroyed in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia
Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtles Pee From Their Mouths
Study shows Pelodiscus sinensis expelling urea via the mouth rather than by using its kidneys.
Leatherback Turtle Danger Zones ID'd In The Pacific Ocean
New study could help to alter fishing times while reducing deaths of Dermochelys coriacea.
Rescued Leatherback Sea Turtle Released
Male Dermochelys coriacea was underweight and lethargic.
Another Giant Turtle Fossil Discovered In Colombia
Distinctive shell shape believed to give survival benefits.
Good News For Sea Turtles
Pick up the August 2012 issue of REPTILES and read the good news about how people are helping sea turtles.
Aquatic Turtle Fossils In Sexual Embrace Discovered In Germany
47 million year old Allaeochelys crassesculpta apparently perished in the act of mating.
Lonesome George, The Last Known C.n.abingdoni Galapagos Tortoise Dies
The Pinta Island Galapagos tortoise was estimated to be 100 years old.
The Current Status Of Galapagos Tortoises
Bonus content from the May 2012 REPTILES magazine article "Miracle Babies: Breeding Galapagos Tortoises in Captivity"
Evidence Points To Turtles Being Sister Group To Archosaurs
Unmasking the relationships of turtles and birds.
Giant Side-Necked Turtle Fossil Discovered
North Carolina State University paleontologists detail large freshwater turtle that lived 60 million years ago.
Six Rescued Sea Turtles To Be Released April 29 Off South Carolina
The rescued turtles include a loggerhead/green sea turtle hybrid.
Desert Tortoises Displaced By Solar Energy Project Released
Tortoises released on land adjacent to land leased by BrightSource Energy for California solar project.
Certain Female Turtles Tend To Have Stronger Shells Than Males
Key difference between female and male turtle shells may aid survival.
Desert Tortoise Habitat Opens In El Mirage, California
Friends of El Mirage to educate off highway vehicle riders who ride at El Mirage
Green Sea Turtles Thrive In Marine Protected Areas
Study shows that Chelonia mydas forages in MPAs more than previously thought.
New Species Of Fossilized Turtle Found In Europe
Polysternon isonae seemingly died out with the dinosaurs.
Softshell Turtles Around The World
Bonus content from the April 2012 REPTILES magazine article "Mr. Softy."
Leatherback Sea Turtles Get Sanctuary On The U.S. West Coast
Approximately 42,000 square miles of ocean designated to protect Dermochelys coriacea.
Southern River Terrapin Released Back Into Sre Ambel River In Cambodia
Estimates point to less than 10 nesting females of Batagur affinis in Cambodia's river system.
Extinct Floreana Island Galapagos Tortoise Reappears
Chelonoidis elephantopus, extinct on its home island has been breeding with Chelonoidis becki on Isabela Island
Herping Brazil's Refugio Ecologico Caiman
The largest freshwater wetland in the world lies near the center of South America in the Upper Paraguay River Basin, at the border of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. The Matto Grosso is a 95,000-square-mile marshland that is both unique and…
