The cold snap in Texas is affecting animal life in addition to creating difficult situation for residents. The temperature has gone down unusually and turtles, not used to such low temperature have been affected.

Thousands of cold-stunned turtles rescued in Texas

Conservationists in Mexico returned seven turtles back to the wild on Sunday (February 9), following their recovery from a deadly Red Tide that swept through Mexico's Oaxacan coastline.

Mexico releases Oaxaca turtles back to the wild after deady red tide

A group of Tibetan monks blessed and released an endangered sea turtle into the waters in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Thursday.

Visiting Tibetan monks help release sea turtle

Goody the olive ridley sea turtle can swim properly again, thanks to a specially-designed prosthetic flipper. The turtle lost her left flipper years ago in Thailand after she was entangled in a fishing net, leaving her largely immobile and stressed-out in captivity.

Thailand helps sea turtle swim again with prosthetic flipper

Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday (June 26) they had seized more than 5,000 smuggled terrapins at Kuala Lumpur airport last week. Two Indian nationals were travelling with 5,255 red-eared sliders, a semi-aquatic species of turtle, in baskets within their luggage.

Malaysia seizes over 5,000 smuggled terrapins at airport

The world's rarest turtle has moved a step closer to extinction after a female specimen died in a Chinese zoo, leaving behind just three known members of the species.

Death in China zoo puts rarest turtle on cusp of oblivion

The fitting was made using light-weight materials like wheels used for rolling windows and light steel rod to allow smooth motion

Turtle in Indian zoo fitted with wheels after losing a leg

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