The six turtle species that call Australia home appear to have few similarities at first. Some turtles are large, others are much smaller. Some turtles are herbivores, others enjoy a varied diet.

Australia's unique biodiversity is under siege. The national list of species threatened with extinction is growing, with eight animals and five plants added just last month. Among them is the ...

When Ngarrindjeri woman Lucy Sumner was growing up on the River Murray, turtles were everywhere. Wherever she went as a young girl, the animals which she had learnt about through Creation stories ...

As the old saying goes, 'never work with children and animals', but that is exactly what the people behind South Australia's first turtle management strategy are doing in a bid to protect the ...

Freshwater turtles in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin are disappearing. Introduced red foxes — which prey on their eggs — are considered one of the leading threats. Researchers from La Trobe ...