Florida authorities are scrambling for solutions to stop “wayward” sea turtles from getting on to a commuter road - despite significant measures to stop them. Officials in Flagler County have ...

Turtles, tortoises and terrapins are all names used for hard-shelled, egg-laying reptiles. This month's River Life column ...

Rescuers with the Florida Aquarium transported a stranded green sea turtle found in rural Florida for rehabilitation. Screengrab from the Florida Aquarium's video Two passersby encountered a ...

In general, Florida law prohibits the taking or possession of any wild species of turtles. So, it is best to look and enjoy them in nature and not try to capture or catch them for your pond or ...

Sea cow, not pond cow. A juvenile manatee was rescued from a small pond in Florida — a mile and a half from open water — after being stranded there due to the storm surge of Hurricane Helene.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Sea turtle nests increased this year along a stretch of Florida's Gulf Coast before a trio of hurricanes washed many of them away, aquarium officials said Friday.

Diamond Terrapins are medium-sized turtles that can be found in brackish water habitats throughout Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website said. Environmentalists ...

Rescuers from ZooTampa traveled to Florida’s Big Bend to rescue a juvenile manatee trapped in a pond. Screengrab from ZooTampa at Lowry Park's Facebook post A hunter stumbled across a large ...