Demand for wild-caught animals can carry consequences far beyond a single sale.

There are fewer bog turtles because of their rare − and shrinking − habitat, along with dangers posed by poaching and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville's head-start program brings in bog turtle ...

NINE GULF COAST BOX TURTLES AFTER WILDLIFE OFFICIALS FOUND THEM BOUND AND TAPED INSIDE SHIPPING BOXES. WESH 2 NEWS BREVARD COUNTY REPORTER MEGHAN MORIARTY EXPLAINS WHY THESE RARE REPTILES ARE SO ...

It can be a stab in the heart when the little one you raised grows up and heads off without a backward glance. But for the Oregon Zoo staffers who raised 22 endangered turtles, it was exactly what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Durham/Oregon Zoo The Oregon Zoo says it's now home to 15 tiny turtles, part of a wider effort to revive populations ...

The shelter took the animals into custody, cared for them and alerted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which opened an ...

The Oregon Zoo released 22 northwestern pond turtles along the Columbia River Gorge this week. The zoo has been working with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and other partners to catch, ...

China’s exotic pet market is driving a spike in animal smuggling, U.S. wildlife officials say. But these turtles are getting ...

With the help of volunteers and wildlife officials, the Oregon Zoo returned 22 endangered northwestern pond turtles to the Columbia River Gorge this month. Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife ...

The Oregon Zoo says it's now home to 15 tiny turtles, part of a wider effort to revive populations native to the Northwest which have been on the brink of disappearance. The northwestern pond turtle ...