Most turtles are aquatic or semi-aquatic, while tortoises live on land. Tortoises, however, are often good swimmers. Turtles are among the most endangered vertebrates. Habitat destruction, illegal ...

In Mexico, these turtles inhabit a couple of small, still-flowing sections of the Rio Sonoyta. Quitobaquito Springs and the Rio Sonoyta, like many aquatic habitats in the Southwest, are threatened ...

Before welcoming a turtle, the Humane Society of the United States encourages future pet parents to thoroughly research turtles, their habitat ... control, the aquatic care site recommends ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— Conservation groups filed a legal petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise protected critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys ...