turtles

FWC staff brought in law enforcement and an expert on global turtle trafficking to make the case against captive breeding of diamondback terrapins, while the majority of public commenters were for it.

The captive breeding of diamondback terrapins has not been allowed in Florida since 2006, but wildlife officials on Wednesday will discuss whether to bring it back during their next meeting.

"Instances of smuggling or poaching, a lot of the times the turtles are shipped in inhumane ways. You'll see awful photos of turtles wrapped up in duct tape, are piled up on top of each other," said Daniel Parker of USARK.

Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hearing from a group of turtle enthusiasts that wants new rules to allow people to capture and breed diamondback terrapins. They aren’t endangered but conservationists are worried about their numbers.

The turtles' population has dwindled due to overharvesting and other factors.

The executive order is aimed at conserving the turtles as the agency investigates a virus sickening them.

Florida wildlife officials say they’ve arrested two men for poaching thousands of turtles and selling them.A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…

Hurricane Dorian’s high water washed away more than 8,000 sea turtle nests along part of Brevard County’s coast. University of Central Florida researchers…

The Florida Aquarium cut the ribbon Wednesday on a sea turtle rehabilitation center in Apollo Beach. It will expand efforts to save endangered turtles -…

Environmental officials are investigating a freshwater turtle die-off in Florida.

As the sun rises over St. Pete Beach, Tracy Andrews walks across the sand searching for turtle crawls.Turtle crawls are turtle tracks left by pregnant…

It's the middle of turtle nesting season, as adult turtles are coming ashore to lay their eggs. But Sarasota and Manatee beaches are seeing a high number…