Category: Turtles & Tortoises Information & News
USFWS Seeks Comment On CITES Protections For Four Native U.S. Turtles
The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and three other U.S. turtles would be given more protections under a proposed USFWS rule. [...]
This Tortoise Has Eaten The Strangest Thing
Snakes eating carpet and frogs eating substrate are nothing new, but a sulcata tortoise eating a charm? And a sea turtle charm at that? Now that is so [...]
8-Year-Old Chinese Boy Caught Smuggling His Pet Turtle At Airport
When you read about smuggling in China, it is usually on a grand scale involving endangered species. In this case, it was a mere love of a pet that ca [...]
Turtles Can Talk To Each Other
Turtle can talk to each other, and not just the teenage mutant ninja kind, as scientists in Brazil have successfully recorded giant South American riv [...]
Leatherback Turtle Survives Billfish Impalement
The sword was successfully removed from the sea turtle and sent to a lab for analysis. [...]
Where Do Baby Hawaiian Sea Turtles Go?
NOAA and Waikiki Aquarium to track Hawaiian green sea turtles. [...]
Bones Found 160 Years Apart Reveals Huge Ancient Sea Turtle
Two fossil pieces collected more than 160 years apart are from the same sea turtle, Atlantochelys mortoni.
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Wildlife Queensland Launches Campaign to Save Mary River Turtle Hatchlings
Campaign underway to bolster populations of Australia's Mary River turtle. [...]
Young Loggerhead Sea Turtles Spend Lost Years Floating In Seaweed
Neonate loggerhead sea turtles shelter in Sargassum and drift with the North Atlantic Subtropical gyre. [...]
Florida Biologists Hope For Successful Sea Turtle Nesting Season
Florida has the most sea turtle nesting sites in the United States. [...]
Massachusetts Amends Exotic Animal Regulations
Green tree pythons and emerald tree boas can be kept as pets. [...]
Peru's Manú National Park World's Most Diverse For Reptiles And Amphibians
Manú National Park in Peru is home to 287 species of reptiles and amphibians. [...]
Turtle Soup Political Ad Blasts Politician For Looking Like a Cartoon Turtle
Tea Party candidate likens Mitch McConnell to Cecil the Tortoise. [...]
Utah Offering 40 Desert Tortoises For Adoption
The tortoises were previously kept as pets and cannot be returned to the wild. [...]
U.S. And China Release Sea Turtles Into Disputed South China Sea
Three rehabilitated sea turtles were released by Sea Turtles 911. [...]
Blanding's Turtle Conservation Work Honored in Illinois
The Blanding's turtle is on the CITES list of protected species. [...]
Protections Sought For Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard and 6 Other Herps
Center for Biological Diversity is suing USFWS to get protections for these southwestern U.S. herps. [...]
Scientists Turn To GPS To Map Out Hotspots For Leatherback Turtles In The Pacific
It is hoped that GPS data will be used by fisheries to avoid leatherback turtle bycatch. [...]
Canada Designates 75 Acres As Protected Habitat For The Blanding's Turtle
The Blanding's turtle enjoys more protections in Canada. [...]
Illegal Red Eared Slider Turtle Sales Continues In L.A.’s Chinatown And Fashion Districts
California's Department of Fish and Wildlife lacks resources to enforce turtle ban law. [...]
Las Vegas Area Desert Tortoise Conservation Center To Close
Petition launched on MoveOn.org to stop a federal plan to euthanize remaining tortoises. [...]
Ranavirus Cause Of Death Of 19 Wild Turtles In Illinois
Scientists unsure how virus infected the turtles. [...]
FDA Amends 1975-era Turtle Ban Law
U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer destroy viable turtle eggs and small turtles. [...]
Kennedy Brothers Rescue Leatherback Sea Turtle, Get Investigated By NOAA
The leatherback sea turtle rescue was in violation of the Endangered Species Act. [...]
