Scientists caution fisheries and climate change still threaten the animals. Sustained conservation efforts must continue so ...

After 20 years of trying to phase out commercial turtle trapping in Minnesota, lawmakers have banned the practice. Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation May 24 that outlaws commercial turtle trapping ...

The recent loss of a critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle found ensnared in derelict crabbing gear near the Farallon Islands has cast a pall over the troubled commercial fishing fleet ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Trapping turtles for profit will soon be a thing of the past in Minnesota. Starting next January, commercial harvesting of the state's wild turtles will no longer be legal. It's a move ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.— Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz today signed into law a ban on commercial collection of wild turtles in the state. Each year, for-profit trappers have collected thousands of turtles from the ...

Minnesota’s turtles got new protections as of Monday, Jan. 1. In 2023, state lawmakers approved a law eliminating the commercial harvest of two species — western painted turtles and snapping turtles.

Welcome To Derry features multiple references to turtles, connecting to Stephen King's book and one beloved missing character ...

Green sea turtles are no longer an endangered species, thanks to decades of conservation, the International Union for ...

The U.S. state of California has delayed the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season until 2026 after regulators ...

After encouraging gains in the 1990s, populations of loggerhead sea turtles are now dropping in the United States, primarily as a result of commercial fishing. AP file Photo WASHINGTON — After ...

COLUMBIA – Environmentalist groups are working to put a stop to unlimited turtle hunting in the state of Missouri. The Center for Biological Diversity and Great Rivers Environmental Law Center are ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has delayed the opening of commercial crabbing season statewide to protect ...