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 ...

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.

Somerset Woods Trustees, a nonprofit land trust, is working on projects at two local preserves, while other groups are ...

KARACHI: Holding the land department of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation ... which has nearly wiped out turtle habitats over the past two decades. However, a lack of documentary evidence and legal ...