On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning the ground for something most people would never notice. Somewhere under ...

Monitoring the populations of one of nature's slower creatures could become faster, thanks to the University of Georgia. UGA ...

Minnesota summers means turtles are on the move, and a new app helps them cross roads safely. "I moved into a house at the intersection of two ponds and I noticed turtles crossing frequently and also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach plunged her arm ...

HARWICH -- Tracking turtles isn’t as easy as one might think, but Michael Musnick, a passionate amateur herpetologist, is doing his best. Holding an antenna and receiver, Musnick sets off down one of ...

On ‘World Turtle Day’, May 23rd, Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF, is launching a three year satellite tracking project to better understand their biological and conservation needs. Focusing on the ...

A single egg now helps scientists study hidden male sea turtles and understand their role in survival and long term conservation.

The old adage "you are what you eat" is helping scientists better understand the threatened loggerhead turtle, which is the primary nester on Central Florida's beaches. A study published today in the ...

On Nov. 4, Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Laboratory staff released “Richard Dawkins,” a mid-sized juvenile green sea turtle, with a little something extra to carry. The hospital’s 36th patient of ...

Loggerhead turtles feed in the same places year after year - meaning key locations should be protected, researchers say. Loggerhead turtles feed in the same places year after year -- meaning key ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer ...