Hundreds of turtles are thriving near an outback NSW town, only months after the lake where they live was on the verge of ...

The study of freshwater turtle parasitology has evolved considerably over recent decades, moving from traditional morphological assessments to advanced molecular techniques. This research domain ...

This close-up of the Rafetus swinhoei turtle shows its head and patterned skin. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), the world's largest freshwater turtle and one of the most ...

Nocturnal basking has only recently been reported in wild freshwater turtles, but this study suggests that the behaviour is widespread and occurs in many species. Postdoctoral Researcher at La Trobe ...

Unregulated commercial collection of freshwater turtles in southern and midwestern states is depleting native turtle populations, including those of rare map turtle species that may already be at risk ...

More than 500 freshwater turtles have been recorded at Imperial Lakes Nature Park near Broken Hill, only months after the site’s eastern lake was close to drying up for the first time in its 130-year ...

“So what happened is: I started cutting open these specimens that had been preserved and sitting in the museum collection for five or six years. I took a Dremel tool, cut off the shell, opened it up, ...

More than 500 freshwater turtles have been recorded at Imperial Lakes Nature Park in far west NSW, just months after the site ...

What’s making some Florida turtles sick? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says some of the state’s native and nonnative freshwater turtles have been falling ill with TFV1 (Turtle ...

Knowledge from local communities has resulted in the first-ever nesting evidence and discovery of a breeding population of an incredibly rare turtle in India. The Cantor's giant softshell turtle ...