NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping turtles-- huge, spike-shelled reptiles that lurk at the bottom of lakes ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is investigating whether leatherback sea turtles are still endangered in the northwestern Atlantic. Above, leatherback turtle hatchlings crawl along ...

Federal officials are reviewing whether Hawaiian green sea turtles should be treated as a distinct population. Green sea turtles were seen frolicking at the ocean's edge on Wednesday in Pupukea. The ...

An eastern box turtle seized from a package intended to be shipped to Hong Kong. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) The packages in a California mail facility were labeled as almonds and chocolate ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed with scientists and environmental groups that the Blanding's turtle, which is hanging on in Minnesota, may warrant federal protection. The turtle is among ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping turtles — huge, spike-shelled reptiles that lurk at the bottom of lakes and ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) = Alligator snapping turtles are huge, spike-shelled reptiles that lurk at the bottom of lakes and slow waterways. Their numbers, however, are dwindling. Every state in their ...

New Orleans – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping turtles – huge, spike-shelled reptiles t that lurk at the bottom of lakes and ...

NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping turtles — huge, spike-shelled reptiles that lurk at the bottom of ...