nytimes.com

After an Airport Bust, Some Rescued Reptiles Found a Haven

China’s exotic pet market is driving a spike in animal smuggling, U.S. wildlife officials say. But these turtles are getting a second chance. Credit...Elias ...
cbs12.com

Discarded fishing gear injures sea turtles along Florida's Space Coast

MELBOURNE, Fla. (CBS12) — Sea turtles are being treated at the Brevard Zoo after becoming injured by discarded fishing gear along Florida's Space Coast. According to the Brevard Zoo, fishing line and ...
Indiatimes

Pet owners dumped unwanted turtles in an Oregon park: A 2015 count found 30 of 50 basking turtles were invaders crowding out both native species

In 2015, a count of turtles basking at Minto-Brown Island Park in Salem, Oregon, showed how a common pet could become a problem for native wildlife. Of 50 turtles observed at basking sites, 30 were ...
Florida Today

Sea turtles are nesting in strong numbers on Florida beaches

Endangered and threatened sea turtles are experiencing a strong nesting year on Space Coast beaches. Beach renourishment projects have created more space for turtles to nest, contributing to ...
National Geographic

Why the most endangered sea turtles in the world are getting stranded very far from home

An endangered sea turtle named Lucky washed up in Nova Scotia last year. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of why she and other turtles are traveling so far north. The Kemp's ridley is the ...
nytimes.com

Turtles All the Way Down to … What Exactly?

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak Turtles are weird. They ...
Polygon

Space Invaders lotto game pisses people off after promising everyone $100,000

Imagine, for a moment, that you've bought a lotto scratch-off ticket. You don't seriously think you're going to win, but hey, it's $5 — and they've got a video game one, too. You rub off the ...
Wane

Indiana lottery halts sales of Space Invaders scratch-offs over ‘printing error’ that led players to believe they won

INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) – Some lucky Hoosiers might not be as lucky as they’ve been led to believe. The Hoosier Lottery has announced it has halted the sale of its newly launched $5 Space Invaders Cash ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Hoosier Lottery issues statement after technical issue stops $100,000 payment

INDIANPOLIS (WKRC) - Hoosier Lottery has issued a statement after a technical issue stopped a jackpot payout. According to WXIN, Mike Fields played the recently launched Hoosier Lottery Space Invaders ...
USA Today

Scratch-off players thought they won big. There was a 'technical issue'

Some lottery players in Indiana are upset after scratch-off tickets led them to believe they had won big, but the prize was actually much smaller. The Hoosier Lottery has since suspended sales of the ...
WSBT

Hoosier Lottery pauses Space Invaders Scratch-off due to 'technical issues'

Some Hoosier Lottery players are not as lucky as a certain scratch-off led them to believe. The Hoosier Lottery had to halt sales of the new $5 Space Invaders Cash Invasion Scratch-off due to ...