Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according ...

During the first warm and sunny spring day in March, a turtle peeps its head out to soak in the sunshine for the first time since December. A common question is: Was he in hibernation? According to ...

Turtles, tortoises and terrapins are all names used for hard-shelled, egg-laying reptiles. This month's River Life column tells their stories.

They include the Florida softshell, the Florida snapping turtle, five species of mud turtles and four species of basking turtles, including several cooters.

Every year on May 23, World Turtle Day is observed to honour these resilient animals. Let’s commemorate the occasion by highlighting seven different types of turtles from all over the world.

* Habitat: Almost anywhere there are shallow, mud-bottomed bodies of water such as backwaters or ponds. * Similar species: Alligator snapping turtle.

The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

How many different species of turtles live in Arkansas? I wondered this after seeing several kinds in the Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge recently.

An additional four turtles native to other parts of the U.S. were also protected. Mud turtles and snapping turtles were once common throughout South Carolina. "Ya know what else was common?

Freshwater turtles are one of the world’s most trafficked animals, and poachers tend to target rare species.

His business exported 100 three-stripe mud turtles to China in August 2015 and the following January he offered $4,000 worth of Central American mud turtles to China.