making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes or crocodiles. Of the many species alive today, some are highly endangered. Turtles are ectotherms ...

These patterns can vary widely between individuals and species, making it possible to identify and track tortoises based on ...

The easiest way to identify a Sonoyta mud turtle is by its location ... In 2005 the Center filed a citizen petition to list the Sonoyta mud turtle as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. We ...

At first, Tapia couldn’t believe his eyes, “but when I [had] Fernanda in my hands, I believed,” he says, adding that the team later named the female tortoise after her home island. Finding a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education, Inc. sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to gopher tortoises ...