Regardless of the species, snapping turtles are the most ... And, unlike all the other turtles on this list, snappers do not require much to, well, snap. If you've ever seen a snapping turtle ...

Kemp's ridley, the world's smallest sea turtle species, are found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, renamed the Gulf of ...

There are two types of green turtles—scientists are currently debating whether they are subspecies or separate species—including the Atlantic green turtle, normally found off the shores of ...

But we do know at least six of the seven species are at risk of extinction. Marine turtles are found in most of the world’s oceans, apart from cold polar seas. They tend to spend their lives in ...

The different species vary in size, with the largest being the Burmese mountain tortoise (also known as the Asian brown tortoise). It reaches up to 60cm in length and weighs up to 20-37kg. Most Asian ...

In 2011 we filed a petition to list all the map turtles, as well as several other freshwater turtle species, under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).