World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. Turtles, tortoises and terrapins, which together make up the order Testudines, have ...

An Indiana man was arrested after he was seen dancing alongside a bustling roadway while allegedly carrying a state-protected turtle — and a baggie of meth. The man, who wasn’t publicly identified, ...

Florida wildlife leaders announced today the official dates for this year’s python challenge, a 10-day competition encouraging participants to hunt invasive Burmese pythons for cash prizes. The ...

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore has reported the first sea turtle nest of the 2026 season. Discovered on May 12 on Ocracoke Island, the nest was identified as belonging to a leatherback sea turtle ...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (WINK) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is set to announce the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The annual event provides enthusiastic hunters with an opportunity ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina’s 2026 sea turtle nesting season is officially underway, with the first two loggerhead sea turtle nests of the year reported this morning at Edisto Beach State Park ...

Those traveling from the north through Bemidji may experience some delays, as Highway 71 between Turtle River and Tenstrike will be reconstructed this summer. Highway 71 will be closed starting Jun. 1 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina’s 2026 sea turtle nesting season is underway, with the first two loggerhead nests of the year discovered Wednesday morning at Edisto Beach State Park and the ...

Construction of a proposed campus park will begin after spring commencement in the area previously occupied by Cal Poly Pomona’s turtle pond, the Palmitas and Cedritosresidence halls, La Cienega ...

Today is the “home opener” for the 2026 sea turtle nesting season on Gasparilla Island. The nesting season runs from May 1 through Oct. 31 and the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reminds everyone ...

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Turtle season officially kicks off Saturday on Tybee Island as loggerhead sea turtles begin nesting on the island’s beaches. Volunteers with the Tybee Sea Turtle Project are ...

It’s technically not turtle season yet, but dozens of volunteers are waking up early to walk the beach in search of turtle tracks. Longboat Key Turtle Watch President Jeff Driver said that although ...