A potential new setback to the contentious One Lake development project comes down to the Pearl River Map Turtle, a species named for its distinct map-like shell pattern, that is unique to the Pearl ...

Hatchlings talk inside their shells to time their birth, but the roar of massive barges may soon drown out their sound.

From a young age, the river turtle embarks on a tough journey; the chance of a turtle hatchling surviving to adulthood is small. Survival varies depending on turtle species and habitat, but for river ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY — A week after being taken into the care of environmental workers in Calanasan, Apayao, a female Asian or Cantor’s giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) named “Malaya” was ...

A critically endangered giant softshell turtle earlier found in a river in Pudtol, Apayao was released back to its habitat on ...

The video of the giant turtle garnered over 9,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets within a week of being posted Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — In 2010, an Enbridge Energy pipeline burst along the Kalamazoo River, resulting in one of the largest inland freshwater oil spills. Research shows the turtles that were relocated ...

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Conservation technology helps conservationists monitor one of nature’s most impressive spectacles: the nesting of giant Amazonian ...