Sometime between 5.5 and 5.6 million years ago, two shell crushers squared off in the languid currents of an ancient Florida ...

These slow-moving reptiles may need a little help during crossing season, but knowing the right way to intervene is imperative to their well-being. Jessica Safavimehr is a writer, editor, and ...

This is the kind of Michigan day trip where the animals are not just behind glass, and the weirdest resident might be the one ...

A 60-pound alligator snapping turtle — among the first reported in the wild in Massachusetts — turned up in an Essex County ...

The alligator snapping turtle looks as though it could have been created for a Sci-Fi/Dinosaur crossover film or conjured from the imagination of a child. The troughs and pointed peaks of the shell ...

Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: an ...

Lakewood Ranch and its surroundings offer plenty of ways to step inside, cool down and make the most of the season.

An endangered alligator snapping turtle, not native to Massachusetts, was rescued and is being treated for severe pneumonia.

Currently, snapping turtles are facing many environmental challenges and are considered an endangered species by the Government of Canada and of special concern by the Government of Ontario. This ...

A new app is helping volunteers locate and document forgotten American Revolutionary War veterans buried in cemeteries ahead ...

This week, experience country legend Willie Nelson play at Firefly Distillery. Then celebrate music and community at Good ...

New U.S. Census estimates show Chicago’s population increased for the third year in a row, while fast-growing suburbs like Plainfield and Lockport continue to expand. Chicago Tribune reporter Robert ...