6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (251+ words) The most notable image of the Roque del Este 2026 regatta this Saturday was not marked solely by the competition, but by a gesture of respect towards the marine environment. The crew of the Lucero II, from the Nachosails Sports Club,…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago  (301+ words) A new exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo swaps sea lions for one of the planet’s most endangered animals. Surprise: they’re adorable, too. The West Orange zoo opened a brand new lemur exhibit on Tuesday, home to three species: ring-tailed lemurs,…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1376+ words) Over the squelching and sloshing of waders and the eggy smell of shallow wetland waters, Matt Allender bent down and caught something in his hand. He raised it triumphantly. It’s a snapping one, and it does just that; it snaps…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (246+ words) A teenage tortoise that weighs a mega 40kg (6.29st) is looking for a new home after outgrowing its owner. Sixteen-year-old Theo was put on show at the Norfolk Tortoise Club's open day in Hethersett on Saturday. The African spurred tortoise, which likes…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (183+ words) BUTUAN CITY — A rescued female Green Sea Turtle was released back to sea in Carrascal, Surigao del Sur. In a statement on Friday, the local government unit (LGU) of Carrascal said the marine turtle was found by a deputized fish…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago  (4+ words) Heron turtle TelegraphHerald.com...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago  (389+ words) A giant African tortoise has found a new purpose after being taken in by a reptile rescue centre. Tip Toe, a Sulcata tortoise now living at the Sussex Reptile Rescue Centre, serves as the charity’s education ambassador, helping raise awareness…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (286+ words) Pond sliders, including “red-eared sliders,” have been popular with pet stores in the past and are also a harmful invasive species that can compete with native turtles. MONTPELIER — The importation, sale or possession of a pond slider turtle, including the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (221+ words) If you have noticed an unusual number of posts in local Facebook groups about stray tortoises, the hot weather isn’t making you imagine things – there has been a spate of reptile escapes during the heatwave. The JSPCA confirmed that it…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (268+ words) There is a species known as a stinkpot in Connecticut and while this could be decidedly offensive to some, it is likely in fun, and a result of the noxious odor it is said to give off when confronted by…...