This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a press release that a prehistoric species of turtle native to Florida is officially a federally threatened species under the Endangered ...

Our planet is full of incredibly rare animals that could once be found in abundance, like the world's rarest insect, that is back after a shipwreck threatened its existence. But animals face numerous ...

Ohio has rare fishers roaming the woods, rare massasauga rattlesnakes and two other venomou s snakes within its borders. Now the Buckeye State is on the hunt for Ohio's rare turtles. Ohio is one of ...

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 ...

CAMERON, La. (KPLC) - Several rare young sea turtles will be returned to the waters of the Gulf this weekend in Cameron Parish, and the public is invited to watch as they are released. From 10:30 a.m.

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Seven cold-stunned turtles were pulled from the water last month during a rare winter storm by the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab. On Tuesday, two of those turtles returned to the ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...

Six rare turtles have been returned to their original Atlantic habitat thanks to the Royal Navy. It has linked up with two marine life organizations to deliver half a dozen loggerhead turtles to ...

Over 500 baby sea turtles, mainly endangered loggerheads, have been rescued in Cape Town after a rare storm. The Turtle Conservation Center is rehabilitating around 400 turtles, while sending the rest ...