Why Scientists Are Attaching Tiny GPS Devices to Eastern Box Turtles

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning the ground for something most people would never notice. Somewhere under ...
PBS

Bog Turtles: Big Trouble for Our Smallest Turtle

Disappearing habitat threatens North America’s tiniest turtle. A bog turtle, North America’s tiniest turtle, is no bigger than your hand. Its habitat is disappearing, and it needs help. Scientists are ...
Los Angeles Times

Grants to landowners could mean habitat protection for rare bog turtle

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. MILLBROOK, N.Y. -- The federal government is giving private landowners ...
Chicago Tribune

Landmarks: An endangered turtle with an ‘everlasting smile’ gets a boost in one of its few remaining homes in Cook County

A group gathered Wednesday morning at a Southland nature spot to culminate a yearlong project that brought together representatives from Cook and DuPage counties, the Shedd Aquarium, and state and ...
Phys.org

Salmonella outbreak brings CDC warning over small turtles

Public health officials are currently investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella, a bacterial disease that causes diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. According to an August 2023 investigation ...
News4Jax

Ongoing beach tilling to protect sea turtle nesting habitats part of St. Johns County's 5-year plan

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Beach tilling in St. Johns County to help maintain sea turtle nesting habitats began on April 3 and will continue in phases throughout the week. St. Johns County Coastal ...
Times of San Diego

Joint Effort to Rescue Endangered Native Pond Turtles Proves Successful

A team of biologists — including members from the U.S. Geological Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service, University of California, Los Angeles, Endemic Environmental ...
Uticaod

Do not disturb: Leave native New York turtles in their natural habitat

Since opening Upscale Exotics in Sherrill back in June, owner and breeder Tim Becker has noticed an alarming request from several shoppers. He said they have come to the store looking for new ...
Fort Frances Times

Ecopassages saving Ontario Highlands’ turtles

For turtles that call Haliburton Highlands home, survival is a numbers game with increasingly deadly odds. According to researchers with the Turtle Guardians, a program of The Land Between charity, a ...
Yahoo

Wild Turtle Week offers education, ideas to protect Iowa’s native species

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Turtles rescued from wildfire-ravaged habitats brought to San Diego Zoo

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — A team of biologists rescued ...