What’s in a name?If it’s the name of the Florida Red-bellied Cooter, there’s a lot! This freshwater (and occasionally brackish water) turtle is found in calm water through most of Florida and into ...

WESTBOROUGH — Forty years ago, the estimated population for the northern red-bellied cooter, a freshwater turtle that measures 10 to 12 inches long, was estimated to be about 200. Today, thanks to the ...

Last month, a 365-pound green sea turtle was rescued after getting struck by a boat and entangled in a crab trap, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. On Thursday, the ...

Conservation group sues the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service over lack of protection for the Rio Grande cooter, a turtle.

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to the Rio Grande cooter. These shy freshwater turtles have a ...

BOSTON (WPRI) — In honor of Endangered Species Day on Friday, the Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife (MassWildlife) is highlighting the state’s landmark turtle conservation program. The ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — A very large turtle was released into the wild after rehabilitating at The Turtle Hospital in Florida. The animal, who rescuers named Cooter B, was entangled in a crab trap in August ...

KEY WEST — A rehabilitated green sea turtle was released back into the wild off the Florida Keys after she was rescued from a crab trap last month. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) ...

The Rio Grande cooter can’t catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and ...