Meet The Largest Freshwater Turtle Ever. Hint: Its Shell Was Bigger Than You

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...
WFTV

Sea turtle rescued with shell injuries ready for release in Satellite Beach

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A young sea turtle named Bugs is returning to the ocean on Wednesday after spending five months recovering at the Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo. The center ...
Southeast Missourian

Shell game - Some say snapping turtle endangered; others say no

NEW ORLEANS -- It's a marvelously ugly beast, with spiked and ridged armor, a sharply hooked beak, a fishing lure in its mouth and a nasty bite. But the alligator snapping turtle's hard shell holds ...
AOL

Shell Shockers: 10 Amazing Turtle Facts

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...