Nowadays, John Byrd and his team have no trouble finding the turtles they seek: The researchers simply attach a transmitter ...

Two of Niabi's zookeepers are back from Africa after spending several weeks training students and conservationists working ...

"I felt safe with our backyard here until right now." Neighborhood on high alert after unexpected creature is spotted lurking ...

Mojave desert tortoises wander across roads while searching for food, water and mates, putting them in the path of vehicles.

PINELLAS CO, Fla. — Fort De Soto Park was ravaged by hurricane Helene, leaving behind a trail of debris that took months to cleanup. During that cleanup, park officials noticed something had changed ...

Dog is first in United States trained to find gopher tortoises and burrows. Goal is to protect gopher tortoises from development. Gopher tortoise burrows provide food and habitat for about 365 species ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

CLERMONT, Fla. — In Lake County, B.B. Brown’s Gardens is home to the Florida Scrub-Jay Trail. It’s a Clermont nature preserve that was hand-built by Cathy and Bruce Brown in the 90s, transforming ...

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...

On top of dozens of laws taking effect on Jan. 1 and the incoming midterm elections, the new year also comes with developments on numerous policy issues affecti Prestigious scholarship empowers UTEP ...

Dear EarthTalk: Why do eco-advocates consider backyard gardens so crucial to conservation? -- Paul, Butte, Montana Backyard gardens might seem like just a hobby or a way to make a home look nice, but ...

The world’s longest-running bird census is underway in Michigan. For more than a century, bird enthusiasts across the Western Hemisphere have participated in this community science project, which ...