Diamondback terrapins are turtles that inhabit Virginia brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore. As a species reliant on optimal nesting sites on land, climate change and sea level ...

Diamondback terrapins are the wild jewels of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. With diamond-patterned shells and speckled skin, these stunning turtles are a keystone species in the salt marshes and ...

ATLANTA— Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots.

The diamondback terrapin is the only North American turtle species that lives exclusively in brackish waters. Thousands of terrapins thrive in New Jersey's Hackensack River, a habitat they could ...

The McWane Science Center has a new living exhibit giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how conservationists help Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin turtles. The McWane Science Center is ...

When diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown ...

Coastal residents and visitors in South Carolina have a new way to make a difference in the long-term conservation of the diamondback terrapin, a declining turtle species found in salt marshes. Just ...

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - State Sen. Jeff Van Drew is asking shore towns in northern Cape May County to do more to protect diamondback terrapins through fencing and signage. “I am asking that the ...

The Audubon Aquarium has welcomed new tiny diamondback terrapins. The terrapins will spend the next year at the aquarium, gaining weight and growing larger, before they return to their protected marsh ...

The state Department of Transportation's Stephen Dilts and Assemblyman Matt Milam, D-Cape May, Cumberland, talked about the "economic benefits" of the Ocean City/Somers Point Route 52 causeway project ...

Editor’s note: Every year, hundreds of undergraduates at the University of Delaware pursue research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, especially during the summer months. Such experiences ...

Liberty Science Center is caring for five diamondback terrapin hatchlings rescued from Long Beach Island. The hatchlings were discovered late in the season, well past the time they should have settled ...