By the turn of the 20th century, overharvesting had left the terrapin population teetering on the brink. Once available for a few dollars a dozen, the cost of the now hard-to-find terrapin ...

The Kemp’s ridley turtle is the world’s most endangered sea turtle. Threats to Survival. Their perilous situation is attributed primarily to the over-harvesting of their eggs during the last ...

Nearly one fifth of all reptiles — turtles, snakes, lizards and crocodiles — are on a slippery slope toward extinction due to loss of habitat, overharvesting and other factors, a new report says.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission banned the commercial harvest of all native wild turtles in 2009, citing the overharvesting of turtles as food elsewhere in the world.

State wildlife officials have charged three men in central Florida with illegally harvesting, selling and buying 2,100 pounds of freshwater turtles. Skip to content NOWCAST WESH 2 News at 11 PM ...

Turtles are one of the most imperiled groups of animals on the planet. Habitat loss is probably their biggest threat; when a wetland is drained, a field paved over, or a nesting beach overrun with ...

Green sea turtles are classified as an endangered species, currently threatened by overharvesting of their eggs, hunting of adults, fishing gear, and a loss of nesting beach sites. They don’t ...

David Sells, who nets wild turtles and raises others on his farm near Washington, said he sees no decline in turtle numbers in Iowa. "I started in 1989, and I think the population is higher than ...