The arrest is part of a larger law enforcement operation called “Southern Hot Herps” targeting turtle poachers. Freshwater turtles are highly coveted in Asia's pet trade, where they are seen as ...

Research in South Florida has found that in the hotter beach sand of recent summers almost all sea turtle hatchlings have ...

Florida wildlife officials say they've arrested two men for poaching thousands of turtles and selling them. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission news release says 39-year-old Michael ...

Vehicle strikes are a significant threat to turtles and tortoises in Southwest Florida. If it is safe, motorists can help a turtle cross the road in the direction it was heading. Turtles are unlikely ...

Loggerhead Marinelife Center documented a rare olive ridley sea turtle nest on Jupiter Beach on May 18. The turtle, named Tini, is known to nest only on beaches in the southern Atlantic Ocean, ...