The Georgia Board of Natural Resources has rejected a petition aimed at protecting diamondback terrapins from crab nets, but ...

Diamondback terrapins are the wild jewels of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. With diamond-patterned shells and speckled skin, these stunning turtles are a keystone species in the salt marshes and ...

This isn’t your average feeding time—this is nature in action. The diamondback terrapin locks onto a crayfish, and the fight ...

ATLANTA— Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots.

The diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, is one of the only turtles that is specifically adapted to living in brackish water conditions. Historically, diamondback terrapins suffered mass ...

Diamondback terrapins are ambassadors for the Meadowlands. See how they're tracked Diamondback terrapins are a cornerstone to the balance of nature in the Meadowlands. Learn about the story of these ...

Diamondback terrapins are turtles that inhabit Virginia brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore. As a species reliant on optimal nesting sites on land, climate change and sea level ...