The Rio Grande cooter faces significant threats from oil and gas operations in Texas and New Mexico, as well as climate ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for denying Endangered Species Act ...

When most mammals go to sleep, they lie their weary heads on a pillow, the ground, or curl up in a ball. From there, they enter a state of rest, usually for several hours at a time. You know that ...

A small alligator swims through an oily sheen in the Tangipahoa River near its mouth at Lake Pontchartrain. Residents in the area have reported seeing oil gather along the shore since the Aug. 22, ...

Nature and civilization find perfect harmony at Cooter Pond, where turtles (the namesake “cooters”) have front-row seats to human activities. Photo credit: Visit Florida Walking trails wind through ...

SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Wildlife & Habitat Management Director Chris Lechowicz presents at the 23rd Annual Symposium on the Conservation and ...

Wild turtles who have made their way into the Memphis Zoo are being studied by Jen Terry, a PhD candidate in Environmental Sciences at Arkansas State University, and others. (Photo courtesy of the ...

Bedford County schools resume normal activities after Secure protocol initiated Three schools in Bedford County initiated a "Secure protocol" in response to an incident in the community on Tuesday.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X This large and very determined peninsula cooter turtle is on the move as it walks across a pathway ...

Q. I saw a photo on Facebook of a rattlesnake with its head looking up at the base of an oak tree and its enormous body stretched out in the leaves on the ground. I know it was a rattlesnake because ...

SANIBEL, Fla. — Instead of why the chicken crossed the road, maybe we should ask ourselves about the chicken turtle. We actually may never know, they are so rare on the island of Sanibel. Fox 4 ...