Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals that are seeing their numbers decline due to the exotic pet trade.

A woman in Belfast shared the process of placing her pet tortoise into the fridge for “hibernation time” in a viral TikTok video. Christina Finn, who filmed this footage, told Storyful this method was ...

After nearly 50 years living on a kitchen floor in New Jersey and eating a diet of mainly cat food, Rockalina the turtle was ...

Federal authorities intercepted hundreds of box turtles smuggled out of the United States after discovering the animals ...

The New England Aquarium and Audubon Aquarium Rescue are helping over two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles recover from a ...

Some sad news out of the ABQ BioPark, following the loss of its large Aldabra tortoise named Sergeant Salty. Also known as ...

More and more Italian families are choosing to share their daily lives with pets, a steadily growing trend that reflects ...

WASHINGTON— The United States is a major market for the global pet trade, importing on average more than 90 million live ...

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

Let's take a look at the common mistakes many people make when choosing a pet. Avoiding these mistakes can lead to a better match between the owner and the chosen animal.

The international wildlife trade is a multibillion-dollar industry that impacts hundreds of millions of plants and animals. It is often fueled by unsustainable demand for imperiled species and their ...

Nearly 30,000 live animals were rescued in a monthlong global operation against wildlife trafficking that resulted in a record number of seizures, the international ...