JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- Why would a bunch of turtles leave their comfortable swampland around Jamaica Bay, and wander onto a busy runway at JFK Airport? They've been using the runway to lay their ...

“Turtles were around before dinosaurs, and they watched them emerge, prosper, and disappear altogether. Without changing their body plan at all, turtles further observed the rise of birds and mammals.

Hilton Head's sea turtle moms have done their job for the season, and now it's time for the hatchlings to leave the nest. After two weeks without a new sea turtle nest on Hilton Head, the nesting ...

JUNO BEACH – It’s turtle walk season, a time when people can witness one of the Atlantic Coast environment’s most remarkable moments: sea turtle nesting. Local residents and visitors in northern Palm ...

In the dead of South Florida’s humid summer nights, there are often crowds of people on the beach to witness an unmatched thrill: Watching an enormous sea turtle, who has traveled thousands of miles ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A snapping turtle was seen laying eggs on the Western New England University’s campus Monday night. The University’s Police were called at around 6:45 p.m. by a concerned ...

Stay on the lookout for female turtles, which continue to leave wetlands, streams and lakes and slowly crossing roads in search of higher nesting grounds. The females are gravid (swollen with eggs) ...