The federal government's decision on whether to list a turtle as a threatened species could have a big impact on Salem. Salem officials are awaiting news about the western pond turtle's protection ...

There’s a spot on the shoreline from where Azamat Sarsenbayev used to jump into the brackish, blue-green Caspian Sea. Only a decade later, it now overlooks bare, stony ground stretching toward ...

The Caspian Sea, the world's largest inland body of water, is facing a significant decline in levels due to damming, over-extraction, pollution and climate change. Shared by five countries ...

The world's largest enclosed body of water – the Caspian Sea – forms a natural border on Turkmenistan’s western side. This serene blue expanse, edged by the beautiful beaches of ...

Kyiv has attacked Russian vessels in the Caspian Sea, hundreds of miles from Ukrainian territory, according to a Ukrainian and Russian official. "A port was attacked in Kaspiysk, Russia," said ...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) – More than 500 Caspian Sea seals, an endangered species in Kazakhstan, have washed up on the shores of the Caspian Sea over the past two weeks, authorities said ...

One creature that has a multitude of uses is the turtle. These reptiles are slow-moving, and they don't put up much of a fight, which makes them ripe for the picking. From using their shells to ...

He kept hearing about this secretive city, sprawled like floating, rusting tentacles across the Caspian Sea, far from the nearest shoreline. But very few had ever seen it, he said. “The degree ...

The turtles, identified as Japanese Pond Turtles and Scorpion Mud Turtles, are protected under CITES and Indian wildlife laws. The endangered reptiles have been sent back to their origin country ...

TEHRAN — Iran and Azerbaijan began two days of joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea on Monday, state media reported, signaling improving ties between the neighbors amid soaring regional ...