The Sunshine State is home to a wide range of fascinating reptiles, and its turtle population is especially diverse and stunning! There are around 30 different types of turtles in Florida, but we’ll ...

A woman from China has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont ...

Yellow-Bellied Sliders like to rest on the logs in the Rainbow River in Florida. This pond turtle has a brown or green shell ... They live in a stream or creek habitat. The diet of this turtle ...

A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak. Wan Yee Ng, 41, was arrested on the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we ...

The SCCF also served as a sponsor. The conference brought together herpetology — study of reptiles and amphibians — researchers and advocates in South Florida to present on topics surrounding ...

“Getting animals back in the wild is like the holy grail of conservation,” says Maurice Rodrigues, co-founder of the Turtle Conservancy. “Preserving them in the wild and putting them back in the wild ...

A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak. Wan Yee Ng, 41, was arrested on the ...

This sizable Florida softshell turtle appeared to relish the rainy day, much like a Villager enjoys sunny days, at a pond near Churchill Greens Executive Golf Course. Thanks to Julie Walfield for ...

According to the agency's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, statewide preliminary totals as of Aug. 31 showed a staggering 24 confirmed Kemp's ridley nests. This represents a significant increase ...