Saving an endangered species is rarely easy, but the path to survival seems especially hard for Southern Arizona’s rarest reptile. The Sonoyta mud turtle’s only known home in the U.S. is a fragile, ...

After months of rehabilitation, six threatened turtles were released back into the wild last week by the San Antonio Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research. The turtles — called rough-footed mud ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

Kamryn Richard, the senior conservation technician at the Center for Conservation and Research at San Antonio Zoo, holds up C17046, a rare West Texas turtle. "We try not to get too attached," Richard ...

A three-and-a-half year journey concludes with the San Antonio Zoo's release of six rough-footed mud turtles. The zoo's conservation team and Texas Parks and Wildlife have been working together to ...

An employee in a Florida shopping center noticed alligators and turtles in a drained, concrete retention pond. The employee called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for help.

Jason Jacobs, Exec. Dir. of the Sacramento Bee holds a western pond turtle at the Sacramento Zoo on Tues., Oct. 2, 2018. Renee C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com They moved slowly. But that didn’t mean they ...

Although there are many tortoise and turtle owners in Bakersfield, not all know how to properly care for their pets. Luckily the Kern County chapter of the Turtle & Tortoise Club has information and ...

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 ...

Kentuckians may notice an increase in turtles crossing roadways during the spring and summer months, particularly near wetlands, lakes and rivers. The seasonal movement is driven by nesting and mating ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. A rotund turtle with an extra-long neck and short legs bumbled across the bottom of ...