Conservation groups filed a petition today asking the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots.

Pennington, 36, owner of Dean’s Turtle Farm in Westminster, cares for more than 80 rescued turtles and tortoises including ...

And what about "terrapins"? Terrapins are turtles that can spend time both on water and land, often wetlands that are brackish, swampy or marshy. The diamondback terrapins are found in Northeast ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Following nearly two years of advocacy and a petition filed by conservationists and turtle experts, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a final rule today ...

The Diamondback terrapin ... an endangered species designation could come with a federal requirement for turtle devices on ...

It’s the most Gen-Z snakebite ever documented. A social media influencer was bitten by a diamondback rattlesnake in Florida while filming — saying “I’m cooked” before a mad dash to the ...

From the White House to San Francisco By the mid-19th century, the most popular turtle variety was the diamondback terrapin, which, according to an NPR story, was available from Cape Cod to the ...

“Diamondback terrapins inhabit a majority of ... potential and known nesting beaches for the activity of terrapin turtles during the nesting season and will collect data.