At a time when wildlife content regularly goes viral-- from big cat rescues to elephant migration videos-- it’s often the more dramatic animals that catch people’s attention. But there’s a quieter ...
As recently as August 2024, researchers in Greece documented the non-native Chinese stripe‑necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) on the island of Lesbos during fieldwork, finding three adults co-occurring ...
The Chattanooga Zoo has announced that it's successfully hatched a critically-endangered turtle. Three more are expected to hatch soon, said a zoo spokesperson. The turtles are Roti Island ...
A new report released today finds that the illegal trade in the Roti Island snake-necked turtle, found only on one island in Indonesia, has left it all but extinct in the wild. Exotic pet enthusiasts ...
Modern side-necked turtles on display. (By Womump - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45638150) (CN) --- Experts have announced ...
A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...
One of the most majestic creatures on earth is the Chinese stripe-necked turtle. Recently, however, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) added this species ...