HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hernando County fire crews saved a softshell turtle that was found with a fish hook caught in its mouth. During the team’s USAR training last week, fire rescue said the ...

July 18 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in Florida said a turtle with a fishing hook caught in its mouth was safely captured after several days of attempts. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in ...

What are the chances? In less than a week, two of our readers have sent us photos of an alligator with a turtle in its jaws. Last week, Casey Yarborough shared his photos of a gator on a Naples golf ...

The rewilding of 50 captive-bred spotted softshell turtles has sparked hope among conservationists for the future of the rare and threatened species in Vietnam, a country where softshell turtles are ...

An ancient species that has endured for over a century now faces imminent extinction. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, regarded as the largest freshwater turtle on Earth, has only two known ...