Thought today's turtles could get pretty big? Think again; this giant turtle was large enough to eat an entire human.

According to Wildlife Crime Control Unit inspector Asim Mallik, it was the largest-ever rescue of endangered freshwater turtles in the history of the unit. "Local residents and traders informed us ...

Sea turtle shells balance strength, flexibility, and speed to ensure survival. A new study reveals surprising differences ...

Native freshwater turtles have declined by up to 91 per cent in parts of the River Murray, but Indigenous rangers and ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

But what is it about these material properties that give marine turtles’ shells such remarkable protection and agility? While ...

More than six months after their first reintroduction into Kansas waterways, the alligator snapping turtles seem to be settling into their new home.

The shiner was first identified as threatened 50 years ago and was put on a waiting list for Endangered Species Act ...

But what is it about these material properties that give marine turtles' shells such remarkable protection and agility? While much has been studied about the shells of freshwater turtles and land ...

Conservationist Billy Collett said his organisation, Aussie Ark, are working to save endangered freshwater turtle species from extinction. Source: Supplied / Aussie Ark The other method the ...

The critically endangered freshwater Mary River turtle and the white-throated snapping turtle, which are endemic to the Mary, Burnett, and Fitzroy rivers in Queensland, both nest in response to ...