A petition filed by environmental groups is asking the state for regulations on crab pots to ease the threat they pose on local terrapin populations. Diamondback terrapins, which are found all along ...

Diamondback terrapins, which are found all along the East Coast, are the only turtles found in brackish water, and the problems start when they move into areas with crab pots, the petition says.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eight green sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, nearly a month after ...

A marine animal caught unintentionally by commercial fishing gear is known as bycatch. Dolphins trapped in nets targeting ...

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The number of sea turtles washing up on UK beaches has more than doubled in recent years, prompting the creation of the country's first dedicated rehabilitation centre in Brighton. Last year ...

BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of Native American activist Leonard Peltier plan to welcome him back to his North Dakota community on Wednesday, a day after his release from a Florida prison where he ...

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