Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...

It's mating season for turtles, and as a protected species they deserve the respect the designation gives. And sometimes they need help across the road. Zack LeClair, shift lead at Wild Heart Ranch, a ...

NEW ORLEANS (CN) — A proposal to add the Pearl River map turtle to the federal endangered species list was put forth Monday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after two environmental groups sued ...

Unregulated commercial collection of freshwater turtles in southern and midwestern states is depleting native turtle populations, including those of rare map turtle species that may already be at risk ...

May and June are when turtles are most on the move in Georgia — and if you travel in the state during the next few weeks, you’re bound to come across one of the slow-moving creatures crossing a road.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats to wild ...