A casual conversation on a 2023 flight exposed several wildlife crimes committed by three Northern California residents, state officials said.

The passengers also showed the officers the skull of an endangered sea turtle they were smuggling in a carry-on bag during the flight.

A man was found concealing a live turtle in his pants at airport security. The live turtle was about 5 inches long, and wrapped in a small blue towel. The unharmed turtle was taken into possession ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — A green sea turtle that was found more than a mile from the ocean last November is making its way home, The Florida Aquarium officials announced Wednesday. Buckley returns ...

The nesting season runs from May 1 until late October or early November. Turtle watch volunteers are waiting for the first arrivals. “Air temperature, water temperature, everything is a cue to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and legal victory from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the alligator snapping turtle under ...

Buckley was found stranded on a rural road more than a mile from the ocean in November. It was transported to the aquarium's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Apollo Beach by the University of ...

The turtle’s nesting was spotted in November by scientists. In about two months, the 100 eggs will hatch and babies will slide towards the sea, guided by the moonlight. Pre-pandemic, millions of ...

including the illegal smuggling of an endangered sea turtle's skull, officials announced Tuesday. The case began in November 2023 when two plain-clothes canine officers with the California ...