Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...

Spotted turtles are identifiable by their bright yellow or orange spots. Their carapaces and skin are blackish-brown, and they grow to between 3 and 5 inches long.

Specimens of the somewhat similar, but more terrestrial, eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) may have handsome yellow colors, but this species lacks discrete spots and is much larger.

The Center first petitioned for these species — the wood turtle, ... Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia): A small, black turtle with yellow spots on its smooth shell, the ...

This marks the second spotting of the rare yellow turtle species. The first happened in Odisha, India in July . In 2016, wildlife volunteers spotted a green albino turtle on an Australian beach.

Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center found the earliest leatherhead nest in its monitoring history on February 25.

Wonderful news for sea turtles everywhere: a recent study has revealed that nearly 50% of the global sea turtle population is rebounding! Back in 2011, 23% of analyzed populations showed growth ...

Spotted turtles are identifiable by their bright yellow or orange spots. Their carapaces and skin are blackish-brown, and they grow to between 3 and 5 inches long.