JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — 11 out of the 16 documented turtle species in the Volunteer State can be found in and around East Tennessee. Whether you’re curious about what turtle is the smallest, ...
A species of turtle in Rhode Island appears to be in trouble, according to a new study. Scott Buchanan, Ph.D., a recent graduate at the University of Rhode Island, conducted the study in partnership ...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --A turtle that's found in parts of Minnesota is catching the eye of the federal government. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the Blanding's turtle to the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal ocean managers say it might be time to move the East Coast population of the world's largest turtle from the United States' list of endangered animals. An arm of the ...
Courtesy of IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group A new study from the Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group of the IUCN reports that more than half of the world's 328 ...
A move by the federal government to protect an inland turtle that lives in freshwater and wetlands mainly west of the Cascades is drawing support from thousands of environmentalists but opposition ...
Alligator_Snapping_Turtle_Garry_Tucker_USFWS_Wikimedia_CC_BY_FPWCjpg.jpg A conservation group is pressing the federal government to declare the alligator snapping turtle an endangered species, but it ...
In a poll to determine which of the world’s turtles would take home the people’s choice award, box turtles would win in a landslide. Sea turtles captivate observers around the globe, but few people ...