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

After seeing the pain caused by a plastic straw becoming lodged in a sea turtle's nose, a global call to action was made to ban them.

Bigfoot sightings were abundant over the weekend, as a plethora of sasquatches made their way into the center of town in ...

According to officials, the incident happened on the night of Saturday, May 3, when New York State Environmental Conservation Police received a call from the Somers Police Department about a ...

Three people were recently caught illegally hunting snapping turtles in a lower Hudson Valley river. But is there ever a time that harvesting these ancient giants is actually legal? The amount of ...

Why Snapping Turtles Have One of Nature’s Most Dangerous Bites Posted: June 6, 2025 | Last updated: June 6, 2025 Snapping turtles are notorious for their powerful bites – but there’s more to ...

Julie Watson In last month’s column (April Showers bring Vernal Pools) we talked a lot about Ohio’s native amphibians (frogs, toads, and salamanders). This month I want to talk about Ohio’s ...

Snapping turtles are the the only turtle species for which there is an open hunting season in New York state, according to environmental conservationists. A hunting license is required, and the only ...

A group of conservationists has reason to celebrate after rescuing an endangered sea turtle and finding out they may have saved even more turtles in the process. On May 19, conservationists from ...

When Lori Lilley set out to rescue turtles from the Crystal Lake reconstruction site in March, she didn’t expect to find many. “I had made the comment, ‘If I just save one, I’ll be happy ...