The diamondback terrapins were brought to this university’s education college through the Terrapin Education and Research ...

The Diamondback terrapin, so-called for the geometric pattern atop its shell and best known as the beloved mascot of the ...

State and federal agencies are recruiting volunteers to participate in the 2025 Terrapin Tally, a community science project ...

The 11th annual volunteer headcount of diamondback terrapins in coastal waters from Carteret County to Brunswick County kicks off next month.

The diamondback terrapin turtle, a small turtle with speckled skin and a diamond patterned shell, is among the 10 species featured in the report that are especially threatened by legal and illegal ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) Division of Coastal Management (DCM) Coastal Reserve program and partners from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC), N.C. State Parks, ...

BALTIMORE, Md.— The Center for Biological Diversity and 20 partner organizations petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to protect diamondback terrapins as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

A petition filed by environmental groups is asking the state for regulations on crab pots to ease the threat they pose on local terrapin populations. Diamondback terrapins, found all along the ...

The team's official colors of red, white, black, and gold, drawn from Maryland's state flag, have been in use since the 1920s, while the nickname "Terps," derived from the diamondback terrapin ...

These bright orange plastic devices are designed to prevent large diamondback terrapins from entering the pots while allowing legal-size crabs to be caught. Diamondback terrapins, designated as ...