They’re famously slow. They’re also omnivorous, eating everything from insects and aquatic plants to carrion. And they are willing to stick their necks out each and every day, despite a host of ...

is releasing nearly 60 endangered western pond turtles in the Columbia River Gorge this month, part of an on-going effort to restore a Northwest native that has teetered on the edge of extinction. The ...

As students prepare to go on break, the turtles are away from the main campus, too. As cooler weather quickly approaches, students will soon be going on fall break, taking time away from the hustle ...

I am responding to the article, “Oregon scientists alarmed by rare turtle’s absence.” Oregonians need to involve themselves in protecting the rare pond turtle. They have been disappearing over the ...

The turtle looked kind of cute and cuddly tucked away inside its colorful shell after being plucked out of a Marin County lake, but the wrinkly reptile was no E.T., and he wasn't anywhere near home.

EGREMONT — Ari Zorn panicked on Tuesday when he first saw construction near Smiley’s Pond, where legions of turtles and other creatures have met their maker in the crevices of a dam over the years. It ...

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 ...

What Kind of Turtle Is in the Video? In his pond, Zak notices his fish are acting strange. That’s when he discovers a softshell turtle has taken up residence. The reptile seems to have come from a ...