When a fisher reports a turtle in distress, Fikiri Kiponda compensates the caller for their time and the damage to their net.

Florida State University researchers studying male green sea turtles off the coast of Brazil have discovered two distinct migration strategies, with some turtles traveling up to 1,000 kilometers (620 ...

But, putting that in perspective, a hamster named Mollie has been running twice that distance night after night, and the ...

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Discover why Kemp’s ridley sea turtles matter, the threats they face, and how WWF is helping protect this endangered species.

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to the care team of Rhossi, a sea turtle from the Gulf of Mexico that was returned to Texas this week after getting swept up in an ocean current that took him to Wales.

To figure out why Eastern box turtle numbers are dropping across Virginia, Smithsonian researchers are turning to some ...

Arugula spent the following summer and fall in southern Connecticut, where she made a temporary home, the transmitter showed.

A 15-year-old African spurred tortoise who escaped in Manitoba was found two weeks later at a nature preserve more than 12 ...

Loggerhead turtles are having a record nesting season in the U.S. but still struggle in other parts of the world.

Turtles hidden in underwear died from stress — gang busted for smuggling endangered species. Turtles hidden in underwear died ...