Native to ponds throughout the Eastern United States, from Texas to New York, the Eastern mud turtle is a popular pet choice due to its small size. These turtles are aquatic but compact, rarely ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has just one remaining refuge in the U.S. Now, scientists say they've been told to "prepare for the worst" as border wall construction moves closer ...

Turtles are the vertebrates under the greatest threat. Among the approximately 320 turtle species, the species confined to islands have been especially hard hit – humans have caused the extinction of ...

Mexico’s Guadalajara Zoo achieved the first birth of a Vallarta mud turtle in captivity A critically endangered turtle, a species so small it fits in your palm, has been successfully bred in captivity ...

In a weird way, stinky turtles have led to my current life as a guy in Costa Rica working in wildlife monitoring. Up until the age of ten I lived in southern New Jersey. The area I grew up in wasn’t ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

Panama Cites convention considers proposals to protect turtle populations also depleted for food, medication and colorful shells Turtle poaching to meet the rising demand for the species as pets has ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has just one remaining refuge in the U.S. Now, scientists say they've been told to "prepare for the worst" as border wall construction moves closer NPS Wildlife officials are ...