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 ...

Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that would ...

His efforts have been recognized and rewarded with his acceptance as a Gulf Youth Ambassador, a role he earned through a project proposal aimed at helping the diamondback terrapin turtle.

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.

A captive American alligator. Image by Ianaré Sévi, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Eastern Diamondback ...

W&M professor Dr. Randy Chambers will present his work on Diamondback Terrapins and their conservation. Learn all about turtles that live in salt and brackish water and follow turtle life cycles from ...

Western diamondback rattlesnake. Image via Depositphotos ... pesticide exposure is a testament to successful conservation efforts. An alligator snapping turtle, covered in algae. Image via Norbert ...

However, I was surprised to see an impressive diamondback in the same enclosure ... the huge stature an alligator snapping turtle has the potential of reaching. OK, time to step outside and ...