The restaurant hosted special opening parties featuring a surprise appearance from American rapper Waka Flocka Flame and live ...

Known for the distinctive diamond-shaped patterns on their shells, diamondback turtles, such as this one at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, are remarkable for thriving in habitats that combine ...

If granted Endangered Species Act status, terrapins will join a number of other animals who have benefited from such ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A new rule aimed at protecting diamondback terrapin turtles from drowning in recreational blue crab traps will go into effect Wednesday, March 1. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Diamondback terrapins were once categorized ... Chris Christie signed a law reclassifying the turtle as a non-game species. This time of year, baby terrapins and other turtles, particularly ...

BALTIMORE, Md.— The Center for Biological Diversity and 20 partner organizations petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to protect diamondback terrapins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

But you must admit it’s sometimes difficult to pinpoint exactly why the diamondback is so beloved ... Because it’s the only turtle in the world living in brackish waters?

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 ...