PBS

Bog Turtles: Big Trouble for Our Smallest Turtle

Disappearing habitat threatens North America’s tiniest turtle. A bog turtle, North America’s tiniest turtle, is no bigger than your hand. Its habitat is disappearing, and it needs help. Scientists are ...
Post and Courier

SC was home to North America's smallest turtle, but habitat loss pushed most animals out

North America's smallest turtle has crawled into a bit of a bog, and the federal government is pondering whether protections for the species are warranted to get it out. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
News4Jax

Ongoing beach tilling to protect sea turtle nesting habitats part of St. Johns County's 5-year plan

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Beach tilling in St. Johns County to help maintain sea turtle nesting habitats began on April 3 and will continue in phases throughout the week. St. Johns County Coastal ...
Washington Examiner

Va box turtle study aims to thwart extinction

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — After digging through mud on his hands and knees, Todd Fredericksen straightened up and held out his find. The small turtle hid itself in its patterned shell as Fredericksen wiped ...
AOL

Kayakers wanted: Researchers need help in learning more about a tiny NC coastal turtle

Own a kayak? Interested in helping biologists learn more about one of the coast's most little-known residents? Then the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC), N.C. Coastal Reserve, and a bunch of ...
Iowa Public Radio

Wildlife researchers and the Blank Park Zoo give turtle hatchlings a head start

Blanding's turtles at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo will grow to be about 4 inches before they are released in the spring of 2025. The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, the Iowa Department of Natural ...
CNN

These endangered turtles just hatched for the first time in North America

After over two decades of patiently waiting, endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles finally bred at the San Diego Zoo. This marks the first time the species has been documented reproducing ...