Category: Turtles & Tortoises Information & News
Utah Offering 40 Desert Tortoises For Adoption
The tortoises were previously kept as pets and cannot be returned to the wild. [...]
U.S. And China Release Sea Turtles Into Disputed South China Sea
Three rehabilitated sea turtles were released by Sea Turtles 911. [...]
Blanding's Turtle Conservation Work Honored in Illinois
The Blanding's turtle is on the CITES list of protected species. [...]
Protections Sought For Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard and 6 Other Herps
Center for Biological Diversity is suing USFWS to get protections for these southwestern U.S. herps. [...]
Scientists Turn To GPS To Map Out Hotspots For Leatherback Turtles In The Pacific
It is hoped that GPS data will be used by fisheries to avoid leatherback turtle bycatch. [...]
Canada Designates 75 Acres As Protected Habitat For The Blanding's Turtle
The Blanding's turtle enjoys more protections in Canada. [...]
Illegal Red Eared Slider Turtle Sales Continues In L.A.’s Chinatown And Fashion Districts
California's Department of Fish and Wildlife lacks resources to enforce turtle ban law. [...]
Las Vegas Area Desert Tortoise Conservation Center To Close
Petition launched on MoveOn.org to stop a federal plan to euthanize remaining tortoises. [...]
Ranavirus Cause Of Death Of 19 Wild Turtles In Illinois
Scientists unsure how virus infected the turtles. [...]
FDA Amends 1975-era Turtle Ban Law
U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer destroy viable turtle eggs and small turtles. [...]
Kennedy Brothers Rescue Leatherback Sea Turtle, Get Investigated By NOAA
The leatherback sea turtle rescue was in violation of the Endangered Species Act. [...]
Utah Gets Federal Aid To Protect Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassizii also gets 1,245 acres for habitat. [...]
4th Of July Turtle Race To Go On In Bel Air, Maryland
The city's Independence Day organizers will reassess if a turtle race will be held in 2014. [...]
Two-headed Texas River Cooter Born At San Antonio Zoo
Pseudemys texana, named Thelma and Louise have two heads on one body. [...]
USFWS Proposal To Protect 740 Miles Of Coastline For Loggerhead Sea Turtle Meets Resistance
Some say proposal to protect Caretta caretta goes too far while others say it does not go far enough. [...]
How Did The Turtle Get Its Shell?
New study points to Eunotosaurus africanus as first reptile to have anatomy to support a shell. [...]
Live Turtle Trinkets Sold In China
Baby turtles are sealed in plastic bag and sold as trinkets in China. [...]
Three American Turtles Added To CITES List Of Protected Species
Trade of Blanding's turtles, spotted turtles and diamondback terrapins are now restricted. [...]
Loggerhead Sea Turtle In Japan Fitted With Artificial Limbs
Turtle fitted with new limbs at Japan's Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe. [...]
Turtles: Journey Of Survival At New Jersey's Adventure Aquarium Opens January 14
Exhibit will feature more than 20 different turtle species. [...]
Some Drivers Deliberately Run Over Turtles, Study Shows
Clemson University student set out to count number of drivers who swerve to hit a rubber turtle. [...]
5 Chinese Yellow-Headed Box Turtles Hatch At The WCS’s Bronx Zoo
The hatching of Cuora aurocapitata marks the first time these turtles have hatched in a captive breeding program [...]
Sea Turtle Bycatch Reduced Over Last 20 Years, Report Says
While sea turtle deaths have been reduced, researchers say more needs to be done [...]
Peanut, Missouri's Figure Eight Red-Eared Slider Celebrates 29th Birthday
The turtle is the state's No More Trash Mascot. [...]
