The common snapping turtle is a species that few Pennsylvanians give a second thought, unless they see one crossing the road or digging in their flower bed. This is because, outside the breeding ...

A man searches a shallow creek for snapping turtles by hand, using tracks, bubbles and movement in the mud before finally ...

A beloved loggerhead turtle named Pat Benatar was recently found dead on a Florida beach just two weeks after nesting, alarming conservationists. What happened? The female loggerh ...

With high temperatures, heavy traffic and high tides expected throughout Independence Day weekend, it is important to keep an eye out for diamondback terrapins when driving on shore roads.

A crowd of North End beachgoers hurried to the water’s edge at 47th Street on Thursday afternoon as an aquarium team released ...

There is no shortage of online information about how to protect a nest or help nesting turtles be successful. Just be advised ...

Federal officials are warning rafters to watch out for and report invasive snapping turtles that have been multiplying in southern Oregon’s Rogue River. The turtles can harm native wildlife, including ...

The first loggerhead nests of the season have been recorded at Pensacola Beach. Five nests were discovered by Escambia County Sea Turtle Patrol volunteers in recent days. That's on top of four ...

Diamond the loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront in September 2025 with a stingray barb lodged in his tongue. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 220-pound loggerhead sea turtle ...

Earlier this spring an Essex County resident notified MassWildlife of a snapping turtle acting oddly in their yard and asked for help. What MassWildlife staff found was a female alligator snapping ...

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A nearly 70-year-old injured snapping turtle has passed away at a Massachusetts rescue after being saved from Methodist Farm Road in Averill Park on Tuesday. The ...