A 60-pound alligator snapping turtle — among the first reported in the wild in Massachusetts — turned up in an Essex County pond after officials said it had apparently been abandoned by its owner.

An Indiana man was arrested after he was seen dancing alongside a bustling roadway while allegedly carrying a state-protected turtle — and a baggie of meth. The man, who wasn’t publicly identified, ...

Earlier this spring an Essex County resident notified MassWildlife of a snapping turtle acting oddly in their yard and asked for help. What MassWildlife staff found was a female alligator snapping ...

May 22 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: a nearly 60-pound alligator snapping turtle. The Massachusetts ...

Three people, including a young boy, were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Turtle Creek Tuesday night, police said.Allegheny County police said the shooting happened near Albert Street and ...

A long-planned sea turtle hospital on the Texas coast is finally moving toward construction. Galveston's Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research is expected to break ground in November 2026 on a new sea ...

During the warmer months, you might have spotted a turtle or two inching across highways, neighborhood streets, and rural backroads. While it may seem random, there is usually a reason behind these ...

Indiana conservation officers arrested the suspect in Harrison County, which is in the south-central part of the state. Officers saw the individual dancing in the road while carrying an Eastern box ...

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A nearly 70-year-old injured snapping turtle has passed away at a Massachusetts rescue after being saved from Methodist Farm Road in Averill Park on Tuesday. The ...

Editor's note: This article was updated with new information from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A sea turtle was found dead in a sargassum seaweed patch on the beach south of ...

COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Less than a day after a fire damaged the Tiny Turtle in Cocoa Beach, supporters are already finding ways to help the family behind the popular restaurant recover. Local musician ...