Large volumes of water flowing down the Murray River could provide turtles with enough food and habitat to nest twice this season.

Researchers found that turtles in Australia's Murray River regulate their development to hatch as a bunch. The question is, how do they communicate?

Turtles using man-made islands as a nesting ground is one idea being put forward by Western Sydney University to help ensure the future of Murray River turtles.

Help us bring the Murray Turtle back from the brink. TURTLES IN THE Murray River are at risk of extinction, with a decline of more than 70 per cent from numbers 40 years ago. Protecting nesting sites ...

During what would have otherwise been a normal Chicago River kayaking trip, a local spotted something incredible — a giant snapping turtle.

A recent study confirms that several turtle species have either drastically declined or disappeared from various sections of the Murray River.

A clutch of a dozen turtle eggs lies buried in the bank of Australia’s Murray River. For the embryos inside, timing is everything. In a few days, they will all hatch together, finding safety in ...

Native freshwater turtles have declined by up to 91 per cent in parts of the River Murray, but Indigenous rangers and conservationists are fighting to bring them back.

It has been controversial for decades, but releasing thousands of little turtles throughout the Murray River just might rescue us from the post-apocalyptic effects of Carpageddon.

Research scientist Ricky Spencer, of Western Sydney University, is the leader of a project to monitor turtle numbers in the Murray River, from the Snowy Mountains to the Great Australian Bight.

Murray River turtles communicate with their siblings while they are still in their shells, buried under the soil, in order to coordinate when they hatch.