Tortoises: Tortoises, being land-dwellers, have rounded and heavier shells that offer better protection from predators and environmental factors. Habitat Turtles: Turtles live mostly in aquatic ...

One creature that has a multitude of uses is the turtle. These reptiles are slow-moving, and they don't put up much of a fight, which makes them ripe for the picking. From using their shells to ...

Wildlife biologists blame much of the decline of these and other turtle species on habitat loss and road fatalities ... while ...

In some cases, the loss of just one or two wood turtles a year due to human causes can lead to a significant population ...

The system has lost nearly 90% of its land mass since Roosevelt ... North Breton Island as a bird habitat and are now focusing their efforts on the turtle nesting area. “The return of these ...

The Peninsula Open Space Trust this week announced the purchase of over 1,300 acres of land on the southeast edge of Santa Cruz County, southwest of Gilroy. The trust--known as POST--bought the ...

Their population is in decline due to disease, habitat loss ... federal government, land owners, cities, tribal organizations and others to address ways to protect the turtles.

In 1920, Walnut Creek was turned into a drainage ditch. Ninety-five years later, Nahant Marsh is creating a new habitat to ...

Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Marine Turtles in the Red Sea ...