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

Our planet is full of incredibly rare animals that could once be found in abundance, like the world's rarest insect, that is back after a shipwreck threatened its existence. But animals face numerous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the familiar scent of ocean air in their nostrils, and the surf's rolling rhythm in their ears, the turtles came out of their ...

It is among the rarest marine species in the world and is very rarely seen in UK waters ...

When strolling through your local park this summer, you may have noticed turtles sunning themselves on logs or poking their heads up in lakes and ponds. Chances are they’re painted turtles or ...

LANSING, MI – Michigan will take the lead to study the declining populations of Blanding’s and spotted turtles – rare species being considered for federal protections. The Michigan Department of ...

(WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now ...

The world's rarest sea turtle recently surprised scientists by laying eggs on a Texas beach. Approximately 45 Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs were discovered on Magnolia Beach in Calhoun County, Texas, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville is celebrating the hatching of three critically-endangered turtles, becoming just the fourth Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in the world to ...

Over the summer, staff at the zoo welcomed 41 hatchlings from the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle species, which is native to South Asia. It makes the zoo the first accredited organization in ...

Two rare albino Blanding’s turtles have hatched at the offices of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, experts said. Jeffrey Eisen Unsplash Two “extremely rare” albino Blanding’s turtles have hatched in ...

(WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now ...