Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations that would ...

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 ...

As the weather warms each year, female northern diamondback terrapins emerge from brackish saltwater marshes, coastal bays and lagoons to seek spots to lay their eggs. “The search for nesting habitat ...

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 ...

The diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, is one of the only turtles that is specifically adapted to living in brackish water conditions. Historically, diamondback terrapins suffered mass ...

Diamondback terrapins are turtles that inhabit Virginia brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore. As a species reliant on optimal nesting sites on land, climate change and sea level ...

Galloway Township, New Jersey -- GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey- In the past couple of weeks the Vivarium Animal Lab at Stockton University has received hundreds of rescued terrapins. John Rokita who ...

Long Island's South Shore Estuary Reserve gets $2.4 million for restoration, habitat protection, and climate change adaptation projects from New York State.

Watch as Oreo, the diamondback terrapin, enjoys her very first bath complete with gentle scrubbing, curious splashes, and plenty of turtle charm. This video captures the cuteness and care that goes ...