The turtles, among the world's smallest and most critically endangered, washed ashore during low water temperatures up north ...

Twenty critically endangered sea turtles are getting some much needed TLC. The Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the smallest species in the world, touched down in South Florida after suffering from what is ...

More than a dozen critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are being treated in Central Florida after a cold snap ...

There are more than 10,000 species of reptiles on Earth, including snakes, lizards, and turtles. While massive reptiles like ...

Light gray-green, with a smooth, almost perfectly circular shell and a large, triangular head, it is the smallest species of sea turtle, topping out at two-and-a-half feet long and 70 to 100 pounds.

Trudging through the thorny brush, Mike Knoerr is on a quest. Thunk. Thunk. Two five-foot long wooden dowels, the width of a pool stick, are in each of his hands. Methodically, he pokes them into the ...

A bale of Arakan forest turtles — a critically endangered species — were welcomed to the world recently at an aquarium in Tennessee. The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee, announced the ...

The Vallarta mud turtle, the world’s smallest turtle, lives only in temporary lagoons in the Mexican city of Puerto Vallarta, which poses a huge challenge for its conservation. By the time scientists ...

A small and once-prominent species of turtle, endangered by invasive bullfrogs, human development and climate change, might soon see a boost in efforts to rebuild its populations throughout the West.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a report released Thursday, investigators from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and elsewhere describe several cases of salmonella infection, including ...