Category: Turtles & Tortoises Information & News
Florida Turtle Caught In Crab Trap Brought Back To Life via CPR
Troy Russo pushed the turtle's legs in and out to expel water and then performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. [...]
Sailors With USS Howard Free Entangled Sea Turtle In Arabian Gulf
After the turtle was freed from its entanglement, the rescuers sunk the boat. [...]
Jonathan, A 186-Year-Old Male Tortoise Has Spent 26 Years Trying To Mate With Another Male
Jonathan and Frederic(a) are inseparable, even though they are both males. [...]
Captive Breeding Brings The Burmese Star Tortoise Back From The Brink Of Extinction
The Burmese star tortoise is a critically endangered tortoise that saw its numbers dwindle to just a few hundred individuals in the 1990s. [...]
Mexico Sees Dramatic Increase In Olive Ridley Turtle Nestings
The global population of nesting female olive ridley turtles in 2004 was just 2 million, down from around 10 million before protections were encourage [...]
Support Blanding's Turtle Restoration By 'Adopting' One
The Blanding's turtle adoption program will enable scientists to determine the best locations for restoration of the species. [...]
Breeding Program Launched For Extinct Galapagos Tortoise
A breeding program at the Galapagos National Park in the Galapagos Islands will hopefully result in Floreana giant tortoise offspring. [...]
200-pound Tortoise Rescued From Home Damaged By Hurricane Harvey
Goliath is a 31-year old tortoise rescued from a Hurricane Harvey damaged home. [...]
Serrated Hinge-back Tortoises Successfully Bred At Georgia's Dalton State College
The college says the species has rarely been bred in captivity. [...]
Three-Legged Desert Tortoise in Arizona Gets Forever Home
Tripod, mauled by a dog, was at the center for two months when he was adopted. [...]
17-Year-Old Tortoise Stolen From Queens, NY Environmental Center
The rock star tortoise participated in many community events. [...]
Baby Sulcata Tortoise Fitted For 3D Printed Legs After Fire Burns Them
A new bulb caused a fire in Bump's enclosure, severely damaging her legs. [...]
Beachgoers in Florida Confuse Gopher Tortoises With Sea Turtles and its not Good for the Reptiles
St. Johns County warns folks to not touch gopher tortoises at all unless permission is granted by authorities. [...]
Hatchling Turtles Rescued From Los Angeles’ Chinatown
Shopkeepers in Chinatown in Los Angeles have been illegally selling red-eared sliders for decades. [...]
Galapagos Tortoise Fathered 800 Offspring and Helps to Save His Species
A recent DNA study confirms that Diego is a very prolific breeder. [...]
Zoo Knoxville Successfully Hatches a Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Zoo Knoxville first successfully hatched a black-breasted leaf turtle back in 2005. [...]
Two Critically Endangered Indochinese Box Turtles Hatch at UK Zoo
The zoo's first successful hatching of this species occurred in 2013. [...]
Couple Gets Six Months for Smuggling Sea Turtle Eggs into California
Olga Jumenes was no stranger to law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney's office said. [...]
More Than 100 Seized Endangered Tortoises Returned to Madagascar
139 radiated tortoises and seven angonoka tortoises were smuggled from Madagascar and discovered in India. [...]
Chinese Turtle Smuggler Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Man smuggled turtles in excess of $1 million to China [...]
Abandoned Red-Eared Slider Finds Home in New York Public Library
Rescued red-eared slider now calls the New York library home. [...]
Wood Turtles Need Endangered Species Protections, Lawsuit Says
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming the service has not decided whether to list t [...]
83 Desert Tortoises up for Adoption in Arizona
Desert tortoises cannot be released back into the wild once they are kept in captivity. [...]
Canadian Man Deported from U.S. For Selling Parrot-Lizard Fossil From China
The man admitted to undercover agents that the fossils were smuggled out of China. [...]
