As I held the spotted turtle that Rick Koval and I just captured in a Luzerne County swamp, it struck me just how colorful turtles really are. I always assumed turtles were just drab shades of dark ...

Named for their polka-dot-like markings, spotted turtles have declined throughout most of their range, which stretches from Maine south along the Atlantic coastal plain to northern Florida, and from ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo will put rare spotted turtles in the spotlight by conducting turtle surveys in West Michigan and hosting a World Turtle Day party Saturday. John Ball Zoo ...

The story of this spring has been the weather, specifically, the rain that just keeps falling. Add in the new arrival of the hazy smoke blowing south from Canadian wildfires and you’ve got a soggy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A John Ball Zoo program is working to conserve spotted turtles in Michigan. Turtles throughout the ...

This is a first in the aquarium's history. Earlier this year, employees at the aquarium noticed a female Spotted Turtle burying her eggs in the sand. The turtles incubate about 50-90 days. The tiny ...

On a sunny morning in August, after more than six years in captivity, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed on the Coastal ...

The Tulsa Zoo is celebrating its conservation efforts after three spotted turtles were born. Spotted turtles are endangered, and just about the size of a quarter when they’re born. At one month old, ...

The rewilding of 50 captive-bred spotted softshell turtles has sparked hope among conservationists for the future of the rare and threatened species in Vietnam, a country where softshell turtles are ...

VIRGINIA (WJHL) — After more than six years in captivity, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed in the Coastal Plain region ...

“We are releasing life. We have released 3,200 yellow-spotted turtles already this year and, in total, 23,000 released in the Peruvian Amazon in the Maynas province.” “As per climate change, we can ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A John Ball Zoo program is working to conserve spotted turtles in Michigan. Turtles throughout the world are facing threats like predators and dangerous road crossings, ...