Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats ...

In undercover raids carried out in late September, Mexican authorities discovered 2,339 wild-caught turtles crammed into bins in five locations in Jalisco and Baja California states. Along with the ...

The study found seabirds face extreme risk after swallowing just 23 pieces of plastic, giving them a 90% chance of dying.

Wildlife Center of Virginia education ambassador Emma the Russian Tortoise visits Earth Day Staunton 2023. Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi. Dozens of turtles are released back into the wild in May after ...

When you think of endangered turtles, dogs likely don’t come to mind. But what if we told you one pup in particular is ...

Painted turtles sunning themselves in a pond. Why are sea turtles endangered? Discover the human impact on North American turtles and learn about the steps we can take to help. When I was young, my ...

Four men involved in an international wildlife smuggling operation with S.C. connections entered guilty pleas in federal court Wednesday for their roles in a scheme to illegally buy and sell rare ...

By studying more than 10,000 necropsies, researchers now know how much plastic it takes to kill seabirds, sea turtles, and ...

Article by Molly Schafer Photos courtesy of Molly Schafer, Mat Smith, Andy Tocydlowski, Maya Walker, Jim White, Kenneth Geisert and University Archives September 10, 2024 The discovery of a ...

Scientists and conservationists traveled to a United Nations conference in Panama last month and called for tighter restrictions in the global trade of threatened species. This week, some of those ...

A West Virginia Wood Turtle meandered its way into the Wildlife Center of Virginia on Monday with a fractured leg. The scarce species is rapidly disappearing from Virginia and conservationists fear a ...

Two entities with the same goal are sparring with each other. Tensions are rising between turtle rescue organizations and the Florida Wildlife Commission that oversees their work – so much so that the ...