Turtles are fascinating creatures because they can live as long as humans, sometimes even longer. Their slow-moving ...

Only the snapping turtle and the painted turtle are really common across New York. Snappers are the largest New York freshwater turtle, reaching shell lengths of 19 inches and weights of 70 pounds.

In the Northeast, there are three native turtle species that have hinged shells: the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) ...

A rarely-seen leatherback sea turtle washed up dead on the northern Outer Banks last week.

POPULATION TREND: Although the spotted turtle is widespread — it used to be the most common turtle species in some areas — it has likely suffered more than 50 percent overall reduction in population ...

“The eastern box turtle is a subspecies of the common box turtle and is native to forested regions of the eastern United States with some isolated populations in the Midwest,” according to ...

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife special agent identified the species as Eastern box turtles, a subspecies of the common box turtle that is native to forested regions of the eastern United States ...

Kiunga's rangers patrol coastal waters, battling poachers, pollution and habitat loss to protect one of the world's most critically endangered sea turtles ...