Category: Wild Turtles & Tortoises
Alligator Snapping Turtles Not Seen In Illinois in 30 Years Reappear In The Wild
The last time an alligator snapping turtle was seen in the wild in the state of Illinois was back in 1984.
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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. [...]
