NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — Happy World Turtle Day! Mystic Aquarium is celebrating World Turtle Day by sharing its mission to release a kemp’s ridley sea turtle named Spunky and they need your help!

Every May 23rd, people around the world celebrate World Turtle Day. This special day started in 2000, thanks to the American Tortoise Rescue. It’s a reminder for everyone to think about how our ...

While you're out and about soaking up the springtime weather, you might just see a few turtles in our local ponds and trails. May 23 is World Turtle Day, a day created by American Tortoise Rescue to ...

SEA LIFE Loch Lomond is shell-ebrating World Turtle Day (May 23) by whipping up a fin-tastic treat for their resident Olive Ridley Turtle, April. April was rescued from the Maldives in 2021. She was ...

As we near the end of May and soon enter June, many freshwater turtles in Canada are on the lookout for mates and adequate nesting spots. But they are often crossing roads to do so, putting them in ...

Wildlife Center of Virginia education ambassador Emma the Russian Tortoise visits Earth Day Staunton 2023. Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi. Dozens of turtles are released back into the wild in May after ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On World Turtle Day, which happens to be Tuesday, the Department of Environmental Conservation is asking drivers to “give turtles a brake,” as thousands of turtles are killed ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — To celebrate World Turtle Day on Tuesday, May 23, Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center is holding “Sea Turtle Hurdles” this upcoming weekend. The event kicks off at 9:30 ...

We're saving these amazing creatures with the help of turtle lovers around the globe. Our intention is that they will survive for generations to come, if we keep fighting to protect them.” — Susan ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — People from all over the world recognized some of nature’s oldest creatures. Thursday, May 23, marks World Turtle Day. Turtles are some of nature’s oldest creatures and do a ...

The United States is home to six out the world’s seven sea turtle species, all of which are either threatened or endangered. World Sea Turtle Day, celebrated on Sunday, aims to highlight the need for ...