Category: Wild Turtles & Tortoises
Hundreds Of Dead Sea Turtles Found Floating Off El Salvador
The dead turtles were already in a state of decomposition. [...]
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. [...]
Man Gets 30 Days In Jail For Knowingly Disturbing A Sea Turtle
Carlos Argenis Hernandez was sentenced to 30 days in jail for knowingly disturbing a sea turtle, an endangered species. [...]
Missouri Takes Steps To Ban Commercial Hunting Of Three Turtle Species
Data models show that the state's turtle populations cannot sustain any more losses. [...]
Decades Long Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts Paying Off
Conservation efforts over the last 40+ years of sea turtles in the United States are paying off. [...]
Gopher Tortoise Populations Get Bolstered In Aiken, South Carolina
Scientists hope to have a population of 250 adult gopher tortoises in the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve. [...]
USFWS Lists The Sonoyta Mud Turtle As An Endangered Species
It is estimated that there are about 100 Sonyota mud turtles in the wild. [...]
Ban On Collection Of Snapping Turtles, 13 Other Species Urged In Arkansas
Currently there are no limits to the number of turtles collected in the wild in Arkansas. [...]
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. [...]
Volunteers Assess Sea Turtle Nest Damage Caused By Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma serves as a reminder that an entire nesting season could have been disrupted had the storm hit in July. [...]
30 Western Swamp Tortoises, Australia’s Most Critically Endangered Reptile, Released Into Wild
More than 1,040 western swamp tortoises have been successfully bred as part of Western Shield, a breeding program to bolster the wild populations of t [...]
Western Pond Turtles in Washington Rebound From Brink of Extinction
Although the population has reached 1,000, the Western pond turtle remains an endangered species in Washington state. [...]
Two-Headed Baby Loggerhead Sea Turtle Found and Released in Florida
The chance of survival into adulthood for this little turtle is slim. [...]
Florida FWC Looking For Person Who Painted Gopher Tortoise Blue
Officials have since removed the blue paint and released the tortoise back into its burrow. [...]
Healthy Population of Blanding’s Turtles Discovered in Nova Scotia
The find is significant because the Blanding’s turtle is endangered [...]
Western Pond Turtle Of San Francisco’s Mountain Lake Thriving Again
The natural urban lake went through a decade long cleanup process. [...]
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. [...]
Man In Alabama Catches And Releases Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle
The turtle was caught and released by a man fishing for catfish. [...]
Mutilated Sea Turtle Found On West Side Of Oahu, Hawaii
All sea turtles whether dead or alive are legally protected in Hawaii [...]
California Couple Plead Guilty To Sea Turtle Egg Poaching
More than 900 eggs were seized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in November 2014. [...]
New Desert Tortoise Species Discovered and Described
A new species of desert tortoise has been discovered and described by a conservation geneticist with the University of Arizona.
The turtle, cal [...]
Volunteers Save Turtles And Bullfrogs From Drained Oklahoma Pond
Dozens of turtles and countless tadpoles saved after a pond was drained in Tulsa. [...]
Legos Wheels Helps Rehab Tortoise Found On Disney Property
Wheels spent 165 days in Captivity and was released all healed up [...]
