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 ...

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 Chinese National, living in New York, who tried to pass off shipments of venomous snakes and rare reptiles as children’s ...

Prosecutors said he was involved in a scheme to illegally sell wild turtles to people in other states and countries. A Florida resident will soon report to federal prison for his role in an ...

Amanda Leyden carefully probed through the layers of silt lining the banks of Crystal Lake, looking for hibernating turtles. Leyden, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and clinic director of Aark ...

Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving mannerisms and rigid shield make them unique in the animal kingdom. In Texas, there ...

This volunteer nonprofit collects turtles who become stranded after sudden temperature drops. What to do if you see a cold-stunned turtle.