Sea turtle trafficking is difficult to trace because eggs, shells, meat, and other products can move far from the nesting ...

Kraken, a green sea turtle, is in recovery after a harrowing boat strike in Abu Dhabi.

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...

Firefighters in Monona, Wisconsin, rescued a turtle from a storm drain on Friday after a group of children alerted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — ...

Dominic has a degree from the University of Winchester in film production and is currently studying for his second degree in biology at the Open University. Dominic has a degree from the University of ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

At first glance, turtles and tortoises seem almost interchangeable. Both carry a shell, move at an unhurried pace and belong ...