Freshwater turtle conservationists are celebrating successful breeding and habitat protection programs that have offered ...

Freshwater turtle conservationists are celebrating successful breeding and habitat protection programs that have offered ...

The different species vary in size, with the largest being the Burmese mountain tortoise (also known as the Asian brown tortoise). It reaches up to 60cm in length and weighs up to 20-37kg. Most Asian ...

But along the banks of the Lewis Creek in Starksboro, an invasive plant has overrun the natural habitats of several species, especially turtles. Compared to other species, a turtle old enough to ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency ...