Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that would ...

Back then, there also was a commercial harvest for terrapins, for the pet trade and because the turtle was considered a ...

Diamondback terrapins are found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Massachusetts to Texas — the only turtles in the world that live exclusively in coastal estuaries. These estuaries are also home ...

Whether the “turtle” is indeed a turtle, terrapin, or tortoise, they have common physical traits and major differences – as well as having different classifications depending on where in the ...

Caring for tortoises, aquatic turtles, and terrapins means getting their meals just right – and that’s not as straightforward as tossing them a few leaves! These cool reptiles have some ...

Diamondback terrapin numbers have dipped by 75% across most of their habitat in the last half-century. Now, conservationists are attempting to throw these turtles a lifeline by way of federal ...

On inland waters too turtles and terrapins are becoming more and more common. There is a healthy colony at the London Wetland Centre at Barnes. I often see them in the ponds at Cambridge University ...

The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will destroy the turtle nesting sanctuary at Northside Park. The project consists of 22 ...

THE owner of a hedgehog rescue has faced some prickly situations in her time but saving the life of a rare green turtle – who normally lives thousands of miles away from Irish shores – ...

The two songs that then followed reflected the spirit of the group at this particular event, as Dead Ahead teamed the Grateful Dead’s “Terrapin Station” with Simpson’s “Turtles All The ...