Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.

The winter freeze didn't dim the Burmese python population in Florida but the drought may mean new challenges to hunters in ...

The Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park Sea Turtle Program reported another successful turtle nesting season, with a record-breaking 3,597 hatchlings that made it to sea. According to the 2025 ...

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FOLLY BEACH — Beachgoers have been shell-shocked to see leatherback sea turtles — an endangered species, swimming along the coast of South Carolina. The leatherback is the largest turtle in the world, ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCBD) – Some members of the Folly Beach Turtle Watch Program caught a rare sighting at the end of the Folly Beach Pier. The program is used to dealing with loggerheads and green sea ...

The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and pressure from conservation groups to make races safer for the reptiles. In ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The South Carolina Aquarium played a role in helping the Association of Zoos and Aquariums select recipients for its new SAFE Granting Program, which will provide about ...

Florida's Python Elimination Program pays certified hunters to remove the invasive snakes from the Everglades. Burmese pythons have caused a severe decline in native small mammal populations in South ...

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still possible for a species to dwindle, and dwindle enough so that only a few ...

The V.I. National Park Sea Turtle Program, run by Friends of Virgin Islands National Park, has been cataloging underwater photographs of sea turtles, and a paper on their research has been published ...