Our plan was to cover the entire country, the long way, starting in Jacksonville, FL and spanning all the way to Los Angeles, CA. Route 10 covers that [...]
Marginated Tortoise Information and Care
T. marginata is hardy, and its small to medium adult size (12 to 15 inches) is manageable for most enthusiasts. [...]
Helping An Injured Wild Chelonian
Before you help an injured chelonian, ensure you are able to safely access the reptile. You can’t help the injured animal if you get injured in the pr [...]
Rockalina The Eastern Box Turtle Left On House Floor For 48 Years Getting Care She Needs
Rockalina was taken from the wild in 1977 and lived nearly 50 years on the floor of a house living on cat food, lettuce and fruits. [...]
4 Great Reptiles For New Keepers
We offer several of the most popular reptiles (and one amphibian) amongst keepers based on temperament, care, handling, and just pure joy of keeping. [...]
135-Year-Old Galapagos Tortoise Celebrates Father’s Day For First Time
According to Zoo Miami, Goliath hatched on The Galapagos Islands’ Santa Cruz Island June 15, 1890. He was then brought to the Bronx Zoo July 23, 1929, [...]
3 More Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoises Hatch At Philadelphia Zoo
The zoo has been working to successfully breed Abrazzo and Mommy since December 2020, when Abrazzo came to the zoo from the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden [...]
Four Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoises Hatch At Philadelphia Zoo
Currently behind the scenes in the zoo’s Reptile and Amphibian House, the four hatchlings will make their public debut April 23. [...]
Thousands of Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtles Released
The incubation period of these turtles was apparently cut to 45 days due to the extreme heat. [...]
More Than 150 Box Turtles Illegally Dumped Near River In Cranford NJ
Someone illegally dumped more than 150 box turtles at the edge of a river in Cranford NJ July 29, the Cranford Fire Department reported on its Faceboo [...]
50 Aldabra Giant Tortoises Released Onto the Seychelles’ North Island
Before the tortoises were released, they were quarantined and given clean bills of health. They were monitored and microchipped for the Seychelles nat [...]
Sea Turtles Die From Plastic Ingestion More Than Sea Birds And Marine Mammals
Nearly 50 percent of the sea turtles that were examined ate macroplastic, and most who ingested a plastic type ate multiple pieces. [...]
Green Sea Turtle No Longer Listed As Endangered
The marine turtle is now listed as a species of Least Concern, thanks to decades of conservation efforts. [...]
Wood Turtles Seek Higher Elevations As The Climate Changes
Researchers with the Great Hollow Nature Preserve and Ecological Research Center in Connecticut studied wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in the Cats [...]
Two Arrested For Smuggling Venomous, Other Reptiles Across U.S. Mexico Border
The DOJ noted in its press release that even after Chavez was arrested, she failed to notify border patrol officers that there were live animals in he [...]
New Patagoniaemys Horned Turtle Species From Late Cretaceous Period Discovered
The extinct Meiolaniformes group of chelonians persisted from the Early Cretaceous period into the Holocene of Australia, Oceania and South America [...]
Louisiana Man Charged With Trafficking Turtles Ordered Held In Custody
The DOJ says the turtles are worth more than $550,000 in the Asian pet trade. [...]
Butterflies Drink the Tears of Turtles in Stunning Video
When you think of butterflies, there may not be an immediate correlation to Reptiles, but they may have a more common relationship than previously tho [...]
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