Stranding response teams and volunteers are caring for more turtle nests and teaching the public how to handle them.

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted to review potential regulations that would require modifications to crab pots ...

With Brian O’Connor leaving Virginia after 22 seasons and a national title, we explore five potential replacements—including rising stars like Kevin Schnall and Tom Walter.

VIRGINIA BEACH — A small crowd gathered Friday morning to watch Basset Hound scoot toward the shore north of the resort area. The young loggerhead sea turtle had not touched the water in four ...

VIRGINIA, USA — As warm weather rolls into Virginia, sea turtles are making their way back into local waters, which means it's officially hooked sea turtle season. Each year, starting around mid ...

Animal care staff at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center were kept busy Thursday morning. The crew spent most of the morning performing surgery to remove a hook from the throat of a l… ...

After more than six years in captivity, the Virginia DWR released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed in the Commonwealth.

After more than six years in captivity, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia.

Virginia wildlife trapper Winston Marshall caught a 57-pound common snapping turtle that established a new state record category.

A 57-pound “true giant” captured in Virginia has set a state record. The massive snapping turtle was captured in Henrico County outside Richmond, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources ...