Area of Focus: Testudines

February 27, 2025

Juvenile sea turtles don’t just drift—they swim

Findings about the turtles in their early years can help inform conservation

February 10, 2025

Headstarting program gives endangered amphibians, reptiles a boost

The Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy will be helping bring back a number of species threatened with extinction

January 23, 2025

New portable DNA test could help detect rare turtle

Conservationists are searching for more Swinhoe’s softshell turtles—only two are known to exist in the world

October 25, 2024

Research challenges gopher tortoise listing decision

‘Inflated predictions from a flawed model’ may have affected the outcome of the decision, researchers allege

September 13, 2024

JWM: Borneo turtles do well when logging is done right

Occupancy of vulnerable species is high in sustainably logged areas

September 9, 2024

Should endangered sea turtles blame it on the rain?

Precipitation patterns can influence development of loggerhead and green sea turtles

July 18, 2024

Isolated turtle population receives federal listing

The Pearl River map turtle will receive a threatened listing under the Endangered Species Act

July 8, 2024

For translocated Florida tortoises, survival is troublingly low

Turtles moved from faraway sites actually survive better than those moved short distances

June 18, 2024

Cameras reveal the social lives of urban sea turtles

A threatened California population is surprisingly tolerant of one another

June 4, 2024

Researchers discover rare sea turtle nesting site in Louisiana

Kemp’s ridley sea turtles make a surprise appearance on islands east of New Orleans