Both turtles had been discovered off southern New England beaches with injuries caused by fishing hooks and taken to the aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, for treatment by its Animal Rescue team.

Why do snapping turtles cross Connecticut’s roads? The short answer: To get to the other side. But there’s a specific reason — and season — that these turtles embark on this journey.

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A startling collision off the coast of Florida left boaters shaken and one massive loggerhead sea turtle fighting for her ...

Giant Snapping Turtle Dubbed 'Chonkosaurus' Spotted in Chicago River Francesca Battaglia, an animal rescue technician and research assistant at the Connecticut aquarium, said that the sea turtle ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Turtle nesting season has arrived in Connecticut and it will last well into the summer. Female turtles travel far to lay their eggs in specific areas with loose soil ...

How did the turtle cross the road? In Middletown, Conn., with the help of a dry cleaner. Middletown is home to a Best Cleaners, where an unofficial part of staff member Jennifer Malon's job has ...

When a massive loggerhead sea turtle was hit by a boat and admitted to a Florida veterinary hospital, the doctors didn’t know ...

Wildlife biologists in Connecticut work with conservation groups and turtle experts to find successful ways to better protect the state’s native turtle populations, she said. Behind the ...

In recent years, though, The Turtles’ lineup had its own major ... Dante has brought his solo act to Connecticut a few times over the years and has been with the Happy Together tour not just ...

An endangered sea turtle being treated for an infection in his shell at an Alabama natural science museum underwent his second CT scan Tuesday at Decatur Morgan Hospital, the museum announced.