Unregulated commercial collection of freshwater turtles in southern and midwestern states is depleting native turtle populations, including those of rare map turtle species that may already be at risk ...

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...

Is there anything more harmless than a turtle? (Unless, I suppose, you’re a nice, leafy vegetable.) Turtles and tortoises—the main difference is that turtles dwell at least partially in water, while ...

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...

Conservation group sues the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service over lack of protection for the Rio Grande cooter, a turtle.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission needs the community’s help tracking a virus that is killing freshwater turtles in Florida. The FWC is asking for the public’s ...

Melissa Breyer is Treehugger’s former senior editorial director. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, Audubon Magazine, and ...

The study of freshwater turtle parasitology has evolved considerably over recent decades, moving from traditional morphological assessments to advanced molecular techniques. This research domain ...

Nocturnal basking has only recently been reported in wild freshwater turtles, but this study suggests that the behaviour is widespread and occurs in many species. Postdoctoral Researcher at La Trobe ...

A rapid boat survey, which covered a 174 km stretch of the Brahmaputra flowing through the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, ...

India, Jan. 28 -- A total of 945 freshwater turtles belonging to seven species have been recorded during a survey along the ...