MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - When pet owners get tired of taking care of turtles and other species and release them into local waterways, wildlife officials say they can compete — and threaten — native ...

Turtles in SW Florida often end up on highways and other roads. Awareness of their presence is important as is knowing how to ...

Two turtles fought each other in a residential driveway – clawing at one another and butting heads. Joel Genove, 62, was ...

By Karla Mendes A traditional food source for Amazonian communities, freshwater turtles have been included in Brazil’s list ...

GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Garden City officials are asking residents to report invasive turtles around the city. Garden City Mayor Bill Jacobs said there have been "several recent sightings" of snapping ...

Essex County was notified Monday morning of a black bear that would later force the county zoo to close. A black bear was spotted in the county’s South Mountain Reservation in the morning. Anthony ...

At an Illinois prairie preserve, three Boykin spaniels are helping scientists locate ornate box turtles, and the unusual team ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Woodland Park Zoo recently released 37 young western pond turtles to a ...

FWC data shows Burmese pythons mostly stay in southwestern Florida wetlands. What to know about the snakes found in Palm ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak Turtles are weird. They ...

The U.S. Interior Department has canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened ...

Passenger traffic at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport climbed to nearly 2.8 million in 2025 — one of the airport's strongest years in more than a decade. Bright ...