Dubbed "the vacuum cleaners of the river," these creatures are an environmental lifeline. Officials enlist unusual helpers in ...

TYLERTOWN, Miss. — On a clear, hot summer afternoon along the Bogue Chitto creek at Walker’s Bridge Water Park in southern Mississippi, Noah Devros dives into the murky water with a flashlight and ...

For more than four decades, the Texas coast has been ground zero in the fight to save endangered sea turtles, from rescuing ...

STORY: These turtle protectors used to be turtle poachers. Filipino fishermen are now at forefront of conservation on the beaches of the northern Philippine province of La Union. Armed with torches ...

Two environmental groups that helped secure Endangered Species Act protections for turtles found in Southern states will now be getting reimbursed for their long-ago legal work. In litigation that’s ...

For creatures that are among the world’s best-known examples of endangered species, sea turtles remain shrouded in mystery. We still know very little about their life cycles. The piece of the puzzle ...

“Rounding a sharp curve in the road, I slam on the brakes; fortunately there are no other cars behind me. It’s a turtle crossing the road, not just any turtle but a female wood turtle making its way ...

TYLERTOWN, Miss.—On a clear, hot summer afternoon along the Bogue Chitto creek at Walker’s Bridge Water Park in southern Mississippi, Noah Devros dives into the murky water with a flashlight and cheap ...