The Diamondback terrapin, the state reptile, deserves a place on the federal endangered species list, a group of concerned scientists says.

Last week, a college student majoring in ecology asked what my favorite turtle is. My answer: the diamondback terrapin. Anyone who has held this charismatic creature would agree it’s hard to ...

The Center has also pushed for measures in North Carolina, which passed a BRD requirement in terrapin habitat along its coast. In 2024 we led 20 ally groups in petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

On a recent bright morning in Holgate, 5-year-old Josie Davenport cupped her hands together and giggled as a teeny, tiny northern diamondback terrapin wriggled around. The baby turtle — only a ...

It's diamondback terrapin nesting season on Tybee Island, and drivers are urged to slow down to avoid hitting the turtles crossing Highway 80. An estimated 200-250 terrapins are killed each season ...

Last week, a college student majoring in ecology asked what my favorite turtle is. My answer: the diamondback terrapin. Anyone who has held this charismatic creature would agree it’s hard to ...

Last week, a college student majoring in ecology asked what my favorite turtle is. My answer: the diamondback terrapin. Anyone who has held this charismatic creature would agree it’s hard to ...

A 300-pound bronze terrapin sculpture was designed by Edwin C. Mayo, President of Gorham Manufacturing in Providence, Rhode Island, using a live diamondback as a guide. Mayo is also a former ...

The diamondback terrapin is Maryland's state reptile. A terrapin is a turtle native to Chesapeake Bay. The University of Maryland has two terrapin bronze statues on its campus: ...

They're called Diamondback Terrapin Turtles.The South Carolina Department of Natural Resourc. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:33:10 GMT (1745595190659) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Last week a college student majoring in ecology asked what my favorite turtle is. My answer: the diamondback terrapin. Anyone who has held this charismatic creature would agree it’s hard to find ...