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

The Georgia Board of Natural Resources has rejected a petition aimed at protecting diamondback terrapins from crab nets, but state wildlife experts will perform a statewide terrapin survey and study ...

European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is inherited without leading to speciation.

Unlike mammals, snapping turtles do not have a fixed sex at birth. When they hatch from their eggs, they are not inherently male or female. Instead, the environment, specifically the temperature of ...