Kansas wildlife specialists are gearing up to drop off another batch of alligator snapping turtles in a local river early ...

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The Trump administration's proposal to change the definition of the word “harm” in the Endangered Species Act could bring ...

White-throated snapping turtles are endangered freshwater turtles thought to be found only in three Queensland river systems. After finding a new population in Baffle Creek two years ago ...

With the exception of characters such as Tokka, the mutant alligator snapping turtle who first appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secrets of the Ooze (1991), or Hun, the leader of the ...

A study published in the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions on April 16 says that 96% of alligator attacks in the Southeastern United States were caused by irresponsible behavior on the part of ...

Sometimes though, when Arthur Weston and Kirk Kirkland are out on Lake Livingston and Trinity River fishing for alligator gar they catch other things… Case in point, this 200+ pound alligator snapping ...

A Kentucky man named Art Weston is reportedly the proud record holder after angling a a gigantic alligator gar following a four-hour battle in a Texas lake earlier this month. According to Fox ...

Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle populations have ...

Alligator snapping turtles, like the one seen in this file photo, were classified as endangered in Kansas in 1974. The state has begun a reintroduction program to bring the creatures back to ...