Don’t let their size fool you—these half-dollar–sized turtles are helping save Alabama’s salt marshes. NowPartner #birminghamal #mcwanesciencecenter #alabamaconservation #terrapins PI ...

A hard-shelled, slow-moving creature that calls the Golden Isles home needs better protection, conservation and advocacy groups say, but they will have to wait before it is in place.

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Nearly three dozen tiny turtles returned to the wild Tuesday morning after conservation efforts saved them from being potential meals for local predators. In their first year on ...

You know there’s definitely a higher power at work when the same week that concerned scientists are pushing for federal endangered species protections for Maryland’s diamondback terrapin, the coach of ...

MIDDLE TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- For researchers at the Wetlands Institute in South Jersey, the first terrapin of the day was found just off Stone Harbor Boulevard heading towards the road. The ...

This isn’t your average feeding time—this is nature in action. The diamondback terrapin locks onto a crayfish, and the fight ...