Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pufferfish can increase to three times their size within seconds. Turtles may be able to recover from a pufferfish’s neurotoxin, ...

A large freshwater turtle moves through its pond as several new fish are introduced into the water. The arrival immediately changes the movement and activity inside the habitat. Observers watch ...

Federal officials have proposed spending $210 million for 10 projects aimed at restoring fisheries, sea turtles and invertebrate species — including shrimp, crabs, reef coral and shellfish — that were ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...

They found small fish trapped in a drying, muddy area where the water was almost gone. The heat was rising, and the fish were struggling to survive. They carefully moved them and built a proper ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun in Florida. Learn what to do and what not to do if you encounter a sea turtle or nest.

What Kind of Turtle Is in the Video? In his pond, Zak notices his fish are acting strange. That’s when he discovers a softshell turtle has taken up residence. The reptile seems to have come from a ...