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Dog Gets Big Fright From ‘Swimming Rock’

Jan 24, 2024

Jan 24

Salmonella Outbreak in 11 States Prompts CDC Alert Against Small Turtles

The CDC issued the warning after Salmonella was recorded in 11 U.S. states—26 people ill, 9 of whom have been hospitalized.

Aug 24, 2023

Aug 24

‘You Know You’re in Florida When’: Man Captures Turtle Riding Alligator Around Pond ‘Like a Horse’

Apr 28, 2023

Apr 28

Salmonella Outbreak Across Multiple US States Linked to Turtles, CDC Warns

Jul 22, 2022

Jul 22

Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatchling Found and Released on South Carolina Beach

Aug 07, 2021

Aug 07

Photographer Captures Amazing Picture of a Turtle Piggybacking a Loon on Minnesota Lake

Jun 26, 2021

Jun 26

Giant Tortoise Considered Extinct 100 Years Ago is Found Still in Existence in Ecuador

Jun 04, 2021

Jun 04

Amateur Fossil Hunter Finds 84 Million Year Old Fossilized Turtle on Vancouver Island

May 23, 2021

May 23

Reptiles, Turtles, and Tortoises: Epoch Word Search

Oct 19, 2020

Oct 19

Surgeons Remove 14.2-Pound Basketball-Sized Tumor From Florida Sea Turtle

Oct 05, 2020

Oct 05

Once Near Death, Rescued Sea Turtles Are Released Back to the Ocean

Sep 17, 2020

Sep 17

Extremely Rare Burmese Turtle With a ‘Smiling Face’ Coming Back From Near Extinction

Sep 09, 2020

Sep 09

1,400 Turtle Shell Pieces From Endangered Sea Turtles Seized in Illegal Trafficking Shipment

Aug 19, 2020

Aug 19

Wildlife Officials Rescue Rare Yellow Turtle From a Dam in India, and It Goes Viral

Jul 23, 2020

Jul 23

World’s Largest Green Turtle Colony Nearly Twice as Big as Thought

Jun 10, 2020

Jun 10

Mexico Seizes Illegal Shipment Containing 15,000 Live Turtles to Be Delivered to China

Jun 08, 2020

Jun 08

Scientists Discover Bizarre-Looking Rock-Like New Species of Mata Mata Turtle

May 08, 2020

May 08

Green Turtle Rescued From Fisherman’s Net Defecates 13 Grams of Plastic, Highlights Pollution Problem

Apr 13, 2020

Apr 13

First Leatherback Turtle of 2020 Lays Its Eggs on Thailand Beach

Jan 17, 2020

Jan 17

Sea Turtle Found With Spear in Its Neck is Latest in String of Attacks in Florida

Sep 11, 2019

Sep 11

Dog Gets Big Fright From ‘Swimming Rock’

Jan 24, 2024

Jan 24

Salmonella Outbreak in 11 States Prompts CDC Alert Against Small Turtles

The CDC issued the warning after Salmonella was recorded in 11 U.S. states—26 people ill, 9 of whom have been hospitalized.

Aug 24, 2023

Aug 24

‘You Know You’re in Florida When’: Man Captures Turtle Riding Alligator Around Pond ‘Like a Horse’

Apr 28, 2023

Apr 28

Salmonella Outbreak Across Multiple US States Linked to Turtles, CDC Warns

Jul 22, 2022

Jul 22

Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatchling Found and Released on South Carolina Beach

Aug 07, 2021

Aug 07

Photographer Captures Amazing Picture of a Turtle Piggybacking a Loon on Minnesota Lake

Jun 26, 2021

Jun 26

Giant Tortoise Considered Extinct 100 Years Ago is Found Still in Existence in Ecuador

Jun 04, 2021

Jun 04

Amateur Fossil Hunter Finds 84 Million Year Old Fossilized Turtle on Vancouver Island

May 23, 2021

May 23

Reptiles, Turtles, and Tortoises: Epoch Word Search

Oct 19, 2020

Oct 19

Surgeons Remove 14.2-Pound Basketball-Sized Tumor From Florida Sea Turtle

Oct 05, 2020

Oct 05

Once Near Death, Rescued Sea Turtles Are Released Back to the Ocean

Sep 17, 2020

Sep 17

Extremely Rare Burmese Turtle With a ‘Smiling Face’ Coming Back From Near Extinction

Sep 09, 2020

Sep 09

1,400 Turtle Shell Pieces From Endangered Sea Turtles Seized in Illegal Trafficking Shipment

Aug 19, 2020

Aug 19

Wildlife Officials Rescue Rare Yellow Turtle From a Dam in India, and It Goes Viral

Jul 23, 2020

Jul 23

World’s Largest Green Turtle Colony Nearly Twice as Big as Thought

Jun 10, 2020

Jun 10

Mexico Seizes Illegal Shipment Containing 15,000 Live Turtles to Be Delivered to China

Jun 08, 2020

Jun 08

Scientists Discover Bizarre-Looking Rock-Like New Species of Mata Mata Turtle

May 08, 2020

May 08

Green Turtle Rescued From Fisherman’s Net Defecates 13 Grams of Plastic, Highlights Pollution Problem

Apr 13, 2020

Apr 13

First Leatherback Turtle of 2020 Lays Its Eggs on Thailand Beach

Jan 17, 2020

Jan 17

Sea Turtle Found With Spear in Its Neck is Latest in String of Attacks in Florida

Sep 11, 2019

Sep 11