If granted Endangered Species Act status, terrapins will join a number of other animals who have benefited from such ...

Its diet consists primarily of animal material, but it will eat algae and plants. One remarkable New York resident is the diamondback terrapin, a coastal species that prefers brackish water. The ...

With their protective shell, this now endangered species has survived mass extinctions and lives throughout the world – ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether the “turtle” is indeed a turtle, terrapin, or tortoise ... uses “turtle” to describe all species of chelonians, regardless of whether land-based, marine, or freshwater, but ...

For the turtle, endangered species status may mean added cost for watermen to update crab pots so turtles aren’t trapped by ...

Turtle soup was once an American delicacy, but it has since fallen out of favor. Why was the soup a favorite, and how did it ...

Mr Stamp said rangers can tell which turtles are from the 90s ... yellow-bellied and Cumberland terrapins are now considered "invasive alien species" under EU regulations and new legislation ...

Because there are pockets of stable populations, Roosenburg said, the terrapin may not be the neediest turtle for Endangered Species Act protection. Others, such as the wood turtle, may be faring ...