The rewilding of 50 captive-bred spotted softshell turtles has sparked hope among conservationists for the future of the rare and threatened species in Vietnam, a country where softshell turtles are ...

Beautiful and valuable, wetlands provide essential benefits for people and the planet as well as the plants and animals that call the habitat home. “Wetlands are as rare and precious as a rain forest ...

Are box turtles in worse shape than herpetologists thought? University of Toledo researchers raise the question in new ...

Conservationists have initiated breeding programs in Vietnam to recover spotted softshell turtle populations threatened by overconsumption and habitat loss. Based on a literature study, field surveys ...

Named for their polka-dot-like markings, spotted turtles have declined throughout most of their range, which stretches from Maine south along the Atlantic coastal plain to northern Florida, and from ...

Ohio has rare fishers roaming the woods, rare massasauga rattlesnakes and two other venomou s snakes within its borders. Now the Buckeye State is on the hunt for Ohio's rare turtles. Ohio is one of ...

Spotted turtles housed at the Stark Parks Wildlife Conservation Center are sick with an emerging disease. A research team led by Wild4Ever founder Dr. Gary Riggs hopes to find a cure. The ultimate ...

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now the Buckeye State is on the hunt for Ohio's rare turtles. Ohio is one of two states that secured nearly $500,000 in grant ...