The summer’s Tour De Turtles, a race hosted by The Sea Turtle Conservancy, made a stop at on Coquina Beach South in Bradenton ...

Devros weighs and tags the map turtle before placing her back into the sand. “They’re really charismatic,” said Devros, adding that the species is important to the local ecology; they eat invasive ...

A Pearl River map turtle sits on the beach along the Bogue Chitto creek at Walker’s Bridge Water Park in southern Mississippi in September 2024. Flood relief at a cost ...

The Pearl River Map Turtle recently qualified as an endangered species. The species is native to the MS Pearl River.

Most Pearl River map turtles spend their entire lives within 2 or 3 river miles and can only survive in freshwater. “They're very much attached to a home range and understanding what is home and ...

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled in favor of protecting the Pearl River map turtle under the Endangered Species Act on Tuesday. The decision puts a bump in the road for a potential dam ...

The northern map turtle is considered a species at risk in Canada, ... It's not just in the water they face danger, he added, noting they're frequently hit by vehicles when crossing roads.

The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the Biden administration over the need to protect the alligator snapping turtle and Pearl River map turtle.

Freshwater turtles in Canada survive the cold, harsh winters by remaining under ice and conserving their energy. Northern map turtles however, move around constantly beneath the ice.