TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry was excited to announce the spotting of a native turtle species possibly returning to its old habitats. On Tuesday, the parks department ...

Vermont's native spiny softshell turtle population is bouncing back with new records set in 2025 thanks to conservation ...

Who can resist that face? While the alligator snapping turtle might look like a giant beetle made from volcanic rock, these unique creatures are native to Kansas’ rivers — and they’re about to make a ...

Oh, snap, guess what he saw? A dog walker in Cumbria, United Kingdom, came across an interesting creature last week. Denise Chamberlain, a parish councilor, saw a post on Facebook about the ...

JAMESTOWN – When the shadows behind the sprawling brick-facade of the Riverside Business Center give way to sunshine, spiny softshell turtles find their basking place along a ledge near the Chadakoin ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

The eastern spiny softshell turtle is rare in the north, but a small population lives at the top of Lake Champlain. Shyer than their armored... Nov 23, 2017 — The eastern spiny softshell turtle is ...

A Texas man caught an alligator turtle weighing close to 200 pounds at Lake Cherokee in East Texas, as first reported by Newsweek. Justin Broomhall caught the turtle, which is a protected species in ...

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation ...