From the way he thrashed his head, kicked and tried to make a getaway, M16 made it clear he didn't like human contact. But the researchers wrangling with him could be helping to save his species.

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University came up with an unusual test to study endurance and hatchling disorientation in turtles by putting them on a treadmill. After they hatch, turtles usually ...

From the way he thrashed his head, kicked and tried to make a getaway, M16 made it clear he didn’t like human contact. But the researchers wrangling with him could be helping to save his species.

The green sea turtle typically lives in tropical waters, like the shores of Mexico or Hawaii. But recently, scientists have discovered a population swimming year-round in a river just south of Los ...

No turtles were injured in the making of this story. OKLAHOMA CITY – It won’t be long before Oklahoma turtles will leave their impregnable ponds for the uncertainty of asphalt. Wildlife officials said ...

Heritage Biologist Scott Ballard touched the alligator snapping turtle's jaw. Like a trained pet, the turtle popped its mouth open wide and held it open. Ballard held the little snapper, 5 or 6 years ...

These are tough times for sea turtles. Historically plundered for their meat, shells, skins, and eggs, turtles continue to be poached even where they're legally protected. And they suffer injury and ...

Determining turtle hatchlings' sexes is a challenging but critical task. For many species the embryo's sex development depends on environmental temperatures, and rising heat is producing ...

Free at last, two Eastern box turtles took a quick look around, split up and headed for the deep woods at high turtle-speed. They were the first of six radio-equipped females recently released in the ...