Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...

A struggling turtle native to the waters of New Mexico, including the Pecos River, is at the center of a federal lawsuit.

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 ...

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 ...

The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium has launched its annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser, River of Love, to ...

After three decades without a single sighting, 20 critically endangered red-crowned roofed turtles have been reintroduced to India's Ganga River system, according to India Today NE. The release marks ...

TYLERTOWN, Miss.—On a clear, hot summer afternoon along the Bogue Chitto creek at Walker’s Bridge Water Park in southern Mississippi, Noah Devros dives into the murky water with a flashlight and cheap ...