Vermont's native spiny softshell turtle population is bouncing back with new records set in 2025 thanks to conservation ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry was excited to announce the spotting of a native turtle species possibly returning to its old habitats. On Tuesday, the parks department ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – Turtles that aren’t native to the area are turning up in the Connecticut River. 22News has received pictures of the spiny softshell turtle, spotted here western ...

The eastern spiny softshell turtle is rare in the north, but a small population lives at the top of Lake Champlain. Shyer than their armored... Nov 23, 2017 — The eastern spiny softshell turtle is ...

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation ...

AMES, Iowa (KWWL) -- A new study lead by Iowa State University professors is looking for the secret behind the shell - breaking down the way turtle genome folds and produces. Dr. Nicole Valenzuela is ...

CEDAR FALLS — University of Northern Iowa students studying Iowa’s rarest reptile aren’t just reading about them. They’re gathering information that will appear in future books and papers. Under the ...

Steven Platt normally studies critically endangered turtles in Southeast Asia as a herpetologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society. But when COVID-19 began to spread across the globe in early 2020 ...