The adult female, named Pennywise and weighing 302 pounds (137 kilograms), was deemed healthy and strong enough to return to ...

The concert is the central part of the 17th Annual Miami Takeover, and it will happen at the Miami Beach Bandshell.

A rescue team in Massachusetts saved a 500-pound leatherback sea turtle tangled in fishing gear. The turtle, spotted by boaters, was rescued in Cape Cod Bay.

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to ...

A 77-year-old Vermont man died on the I-95 in Florida after being struck during an attempted turtle rescue. Three others were uninjured in the chain-reaction crash.

Turtles have been around for 200 million years—outliving dinosaurs, surviving ice ages, and basically minding their own business the whole time. Tough on the outside, chill on the inside, they seem ...

The unidentified woman appeared to be “under the influence” when she slid onto the pavement from the open Miami drawbridge, witnesses said.

Box turtles also have a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that allows them to close up shop in the front and rear, creating a “box” that protects their entire body from predators. Formerly, the eastern ...

In early May, a little-known nonprofit offered a reward unprecedented in China’s conservation circles: 100,000 yuan ($14,000) for a single photo or video of the Yangtze giant softshell, a species so ...

Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kilogram) Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said.

Learn more Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water… Seiko launches a limited edition Prospex “Turtle” celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Jaws theatrical release. The dial is ...