RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)-The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is sounding the alarm after busting an illegal turtle trade. Experts say people buying them as pets are a big part of the problem. As ...

On a sunny morning in August, after more than six years in captivity, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed on the Coastal ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who caught and sold wild turtles has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally trafficking the reptiles. Stanlee Fazi, 41, of Louisa, Virginia, admitted Monday ...

When diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who caught and sold wild turtles has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally trafficking the reptiles. Stanlee Fazi, 41, of Louisa, Virginia, admitted Monday ...

VIRGINIA (WJHL) — After more than six years in captivity, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed in the Coastal Plain region ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...

VIRGINIA, USA — As warm weather rolls into Virginia, sea turtles are making their way back into local waters, which means it's officially hooked sea turtle season. Each year, starting around ...

JUNO BEACH ― Just a few months ago, Loggerhead Marinelife Center received its first patients after a recent struggle against water-quality issues. Now the turtle hospital and research institute has no ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team went around Virginia Beach excavating sea turtle nests on Tuesday. Excavating nests allows researchers to check for straggler ...