Freshwater turtles live in farm dams, creeks and wetlands across Australia. They often travel over land when these wetlands or farm dams dry up, or during breeding season.

Turtles often encounter fences as they wander over land in search of water, or a mate. We tracked 20 turtles to study how they interact with fences. Here’s how to make fences turtle-friendly.

Turtles are not always compatible with other types of pets. Make sure your pet turtle has an enclosure where it will be safe from other pets and activities in your home. Turtle habitats.

While there are over 300 different species of turtles worldwide, only certain types of turtles make good pets. Read on to learn about the five best types of pet turtles.

Sea turtles mate at sea, then come ashore on beaches to lay their eggs. Females dig a hole in the sand, then deposit their clutch of eggs (up to 100, in the leatherback’s case), cover it back up ...

In 2021, WWF-Australia objected to the MSC certification of the orange roughy fishery in eastern Tasmania and joined the Australian Marine Conservation Society to file an objection, based on the ...

Some freshwater turtles in Australia exposed to PFAS, aka “forever chemicals,” exhibit a range of health concerns, as do their hatchlings. Malcolm Tattersall/iNaturalist Australia (CC BY-NC 4.0) ...