The Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) has been granted temporary endangered species status by the California Fish and Game Commission. The commission’s panel voted 4-0 to advance a petition filed by the Defenders of Wildlife, the Desert Tortoise Council and…
Sea turtle poaching is a big problem throughout much of the world where the reptiles lay their eggs, so researchers at the University of Kent in England decided to track the illegal trade with a novel approach, Global Positioning System-enabled…
A Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) was observed during a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources fire destruction survey in southern Utah with burn scars from the most recent Turkey Farm Road fire in July and the 2005 Mill Creek fire.…
Officers with the Fort Collins Police Services in Fort Collins, CO happened upon a wayward snapping turtle on a busy roadway. The police officer carefully picked the turtle up, which proceeded to snap its jaw as it was picked up.…
When turtles are taken illegally from the wild, they can’t readily be returned, because they usually don’t survive. Turtles generally have a known range and taking them out of that range and placing them elsewhere is not good for the…
The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, and is under review for protections under the Endangered Species Act in the United States. As such, the Stark Parks Wildlife Conservation Center, in conjunction with…
The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata), a river turtle native to Burma, now known as Myanmar and other rivers in Asia was thought to be extinct about 20 years ago. Conservation efforts for the species were launched after several individual…
The United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service will continue its conservation efforts of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)and its critical habitat, the USDA announced in a press release August 31. The NRCS released its five year plan,…
Biologists at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute were checking traps last week that were set for the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis), and were surprised with what they had captured, a 100-pound male and a 46-pound female.…
If you live in the state of Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants you to know that it is turtle nesting season. The FWC urges those enjoying the outdoors to be on the lookout for turtle nests…
An eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) that was found dehydrated with its shell painted with nail polish and glitter has died. The turtle was brought to the Starks Parks Wildlife Conservation Center, Massillon, OH around August 5, where the…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2015 decided against protecting the Sonoran desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) under the Endangered Species Act. So in September 2019, WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for…
Someone stole the Buffalo Zoo's resident red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria), and the zoo is hoping that she will be returned safely. Red, as she is affectionally called, was stolen June 2 from the zoo's Rainforest Falls exhibit. In our Buffalo…
Ms. Jennifer had celebrated her 53rd birthday when she was adopted.
Robert Irwin and Igloo stop for a photo during self-isolation.
The turtles diverged during the Miocene period, about 13 million years ago.
The effects of stay at home orders are having beneficial effects for sea turtle nestings as beaches become devoid of human life.
Zookeepers believe because of the lack of noise due to the lockdown, the turtle laid her eggs on land instead of water.
Three six-month-old green sea turtle outfitted with satellite tracker were released by the U.S. Coast Guard.
It is speculated that there are more desert tortoises in captivity than in the wild.
State law currently allows the collection of four eastern box turtles.
The reptiles were seized from smugglers in Singapore back in 2018.
Katydid could not dive for food and was found starving.
Plastic in the ocean is coated with algae and microorganisms that the turtles mistake for food.
