Missouri’s state symbols showcase the items, plants, animals and places that form the unique culture the Show-Me State is ...

Texas beaches are seeing a spike in endangered Kemp’s ridley turtle nests, the tiniest sea turtle species in the world.

A snapping turtle that possibly wandered nearly a mile in Aberdeen from what is a common habitat for turtles was likely ...

Here and below, ‘cliffs’ of Boca Grande.        BGSTA photos BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY A couple of weeks ago I wrote ...

If you take a trip through Northeast Indiana, you’ll drive through quaint Midwest towns and past small family farms and lots ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...

As I entered Market Lake Wildlife Management Area last Wednesday, I noticed six or seven black-billed magpies attacking something on the road near the windbreak parking area. When I got there, I found ...

From late May to early July, female turtles are on the move in search of a sunny and dry location ... “If anyone has ever wondered what happens to a fish that dies and drops to the bottom, or a ...

I don’t even know if Larry is a male or female, but I say ... As we’re loading up the wagon with the turtles, I go to grab the last box at the bottom, and it’s empty.

Many female turtles return to the same nesting site each year ... “If I’m moving one, I usually pick it up partially off the ground with the tail, then place my hand on the underside of the shell and ...

Hotter nests will produce more female hatchlings, but fewer babies will survive into adulthood once temperatures rise above a critical threshold. Unless sea turtles find a way to counteract rising ...

This is the amusing moment a female loggerhead sea turtle ... in adults and sub-adults, while the underside is generally a pale yellowish color. These turtles are found globally, primarily in ...