Disturbing a desert tortoise in its native habitat is not only risky for the tortoise, it's illegal, state officials say.

Red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome, was first reported in 2009 and is still relatively rare but is on the rise.

A researcher at the Florida Oceanographic Society in Stuart completed a study that may help aid in seagrass restoration.

About 70% of turtles' attempts to nest were thwarted on a touristy half-mile stretch of Vero Beach since June 1.

The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

During the hottest days of summer when your yard is competing with sweltering heat, blazing sun and less rain, it's best to keep the grass about 4 inches high after a cut. That may seem long but ...

A new law bans the importation and sale of pond slider turtles, an invasive species that outcompetes Vermont's native turtles ...

The city of Austin plans to release roughly 350 fish to the waterway as a type of non-native plant has reappeared.

A University of Florida research team has developed a more accurate way to count wildlife using drones—an innovation that ...

Few singers have been as widely heard but remain as little known as Ron Dante, who is now on the “Happy Together Tour” as the lead singer in the Turtles. Fewer still scored their biggest successes — ...

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

The town wants residents to keep unsightly tall grass for a variety of reasons and that includes safety.