Conservation groups filed a petition today asking the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots.

A petition filed by environmental groups is asking state regulators for regulations on crab pots to lessen their deadly ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A group of 15 leading turtle experts sent a letter today urging Florida wildlife commissioners to maintain rules that prohibit for-profit breeding of native diamondback terrapin ...

The Diamondback terrapin ... an endangered species designation could come with a federal requirement for turtle devices on ...

Diamondback terrapin numbers have dipped by 75% across most of their habitat in the last half-century. Now, conservationists are attempting to throw these turtles a lifeline by way of federal ...

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.