Conservationists achieved a major breakthrough for a threatened species in Massachusetts with the field release of two newly ...

Researchers and conservation staff are working to preserve rare sand prairie habitats at this metro-east site.

Authorities received calls about two rare protected turtles in the same week, both voluntarily surrendered by local residents ...

Rare baby turtles that are a cross between the loggerhead and green species have been found on the beach at Mon Repos.

A sea turtle had beachgoers scratching their heads after washing up in Texas, looking as if it were covered in green fur. Rescuers were called to the scene and were shocked to discover that the turtle ...

At the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke, Virginia, a mother turtle recovering from an ear abscess recently surprised staff with a clutch of eggs. A couple of months later, those eggs gave ...

Two rare albino Blanding’s turtles have hatched at the offices of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, experts said. Jeffrey Eisen Unsplash Two “extremely rare” albino Blanding’s turtles have hatched in ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The rarer a species gets, the worse it can be ...

After decades of protection, green sea turtles are rebounding and no longer classified as endangered on the global Red List ...

The only known female member of one of the world's rarest turtle species has died at a zoo in southern China, officials said Sunday. The animal was one of four Yangtze giant softshell turtles known to ...

The Phuoc Thuan Border Guard Station and competent units in Ho Tram commune, Ho Chi Minh City, on June 4 rescued a rare sea turtle caught in a fishing net and safely released it back into the sea.

"We are hopeful for her recuperation and eventual release back into the Gulf," officials said A critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle was rescued in Texas after being found covered in ...