On inland waters too turtles and terrapins are becoming more and more common ... This trade in cheap tortoises forced many wild tortoise populations into extinction and now the trade has been made ...

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 ...

where injured wild animals are cared for and nursed back to health. In the panorama you can see some of the swans that live in the pond there - along with the terrapins!

In the last few years, wildlife officials from New Jersey to Florida have apprehended poachers illegally taking wild terrapins for commercial trade. “Diamondback terrapins are wild animals, not ...