Going for a swim is a vital part of surviving any Texas summer, especially when Central Texans have ample waterways courtesy the likes of Lake Austin, Lake Travis and Lady Bird Lake. With any nature ...

“In many cultures, the world is built on the back of a turtle, including in North America, which was Turtle Island, according to the native people. They know stuff.” That’s New Hampshire author and ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — If you have heard a story swimming around about what could possibly be Indiana’s next lake monster, think again. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish ...

Editor's note: The photo caption has been edited to correct the year it was taken and Walker's title. Move over, one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater. There's a new long-named, possibly ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a press release that a prehistoric species of turtle native to Florida is officially a federally threatened species under the Endangered ...