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 ...

Diamond, a 220-pound loggerhead sea turtle, was joined by scores of enthusiastic onlookers as he marched back into the sea Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center/Facebook Diamond, a 220-pound ...

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TURTLE CREEK, Pa. — Three people were shot in Turtle Creek on Tuesday night. Officers were called to a shooting near the intersection of Albert and Maple streets at 8:52 p.m. First responders found ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MS NOW said it would launch its new programming schedule in mid-June, with most of its new hours starting Monday, June 15. The large series of programming changes will put some familiar faces in new ...

High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. By Laura Kiniry Published May 12, 2026 9:01 AM ...