and in freshwater? Turtles are fascinating creatures, from their prehistoric origins to their fantabulous bony shell, as unique to each turtle as a fingerprint. A pet turtle might be an appealing ...

Many people may fondly remember the pet turtle from their 5th-grade classroom ... Painted turtles are the most common species of freshwater turtle in North America. Distinguished by their ...

Freshwater turtles eat insects and aquatic larvae ... species can become the most sought after - their rarity making them particularly valuable to the pet trade. Illegal wildlife trade Despite laws ...

In addition, this beautiful turtle — with its spiked shell and intricate pattern of yellow markings — is prized for the pet trade and suffers from overcollection ... as well as several other ...

At Miami International Airport, TSA officers found two snakes inside of an ironically camouflage-patterned pouch, according to a post it made on Instagram. The scaly discovery made the TSA's list of ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

“Wild turtles are under assault the world over, and commercial trapping for the pet and food trades is a huge, unsustainable problem,” said Dr. Craig Stanford, chair of the IUCN SSC Tortoise and ...

A Pennsylvania man was found concealing a live red-ear slider turtle in his pants at Newark Airport. The turtle, a popular ...

“Wild freshwater turtles have disappeared across most of ... Sung said that could be due to an increased interest in the turtles as food or pets. Such shelled reptiles, especially the golden ...