Tiny turtles get a second chance when Evelyn Kidd and her kids search for them in the storm drains of Ventnor, New Jersey.

The Virginia agency responsible for marine regulations will research crab pot devices in order to protect a vulnerable ...

The town wisely and patiently bought 300 properties at risk from rising seas and recreated a 147-acre salt marsh along the ...

State regulators are set to hear from petitioners seeking to require terrapin excluder devices on crab cages next week. The ...

Now through September 1, immerse yourself in the world of Turtles, the new Fernbank exhibit that explores these beloved reptiles that predate dinosaurs. “Turtles is primarily about the biodiversity of ...

A proposal to keep diamondback terrapins from drowning when trapped in Chesapeake Bay crab pots is sparking angry objections from watermen. More than 265 and counting are filing objections to a ...

The Diamondback terrapin, the state reptile, deserves a place on the federal endangered species list, a group of concerned scientists says.

Last week a college student majoring in ecology asked what my favorite turtle is. My answer: the diamondback terrapin. Anyone who has held this charismatic creature would agree it’s hard to find ...

For example, when people are taught that diamondback terrapins take up to 10 years to reach maturity, live up to 40 or 50 years in the wild and are a vital component of the saltmarsh habitat,, ...

For example, when people are taught that diamondback terrapins take up to 10 years to reach maturity, live up to 40 or 50 years in the wild and are a vital component of the saltmarsh habitat,, ...

For example, when people are taught that diamondback terrapins take up to 10 years to reach maturity, live up to 40 or 50 years in the wild and are a vital component of the saltmarsh habitat,, ...