Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 ...

They might have a reputation for moving slowly on land, but a long-running reptile research conservation program is racing to help restore a species of endangered turtles. Scott Gillingwater, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recovery of this softshell turtle species now requires working with a global population of only two or possibly three known ...

Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day is Saturday, October 19, and the department is looking for volunteers to help. Participants are asked to arrive at North ...

A painted turtle hatchling at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station is on the left. The grayish hatchling on the right is a spiny softshell turtle in Nicole Valenzuela's laboratory.

NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - A fungus making its way through zoos and aquariums across the country prompted extra testing this year at Burlington’s ECHO Center ahead of their annual release of a ...

When most baby turtles hatch, their sex depends on the temperature of the sand or soil where their mother laid her eggs. Warm incubation produces females, while cool nests produce males. Based on a ...