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An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...

A turtle Jean Stimmell once helped across the road, who was in no mood to commune. Credit: Jean Stimmell / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for essential news each day, ...

The Canadian publisher of a children’s book character used by Pete Hegseth to downplay possible war crimes is distancing their cartoon turtle from the U.S. Secretary of War. “Franklin the Turtle is a ...

An amusing yet educational moment when an attempt to handle or relocate a defensive snapping turtle doesn't go according to plan. These prehistoric-looking reptiles possess incredibly powerful jaws ...

Wisconsin kicker Nathanial Vakos made a tie-breaking 32-yard field goal late in the third quarter, and linebacker Mason Posa led a dominant defensive effort as the Badgers snapped a six-game skid by ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - More than a dozen baby snapping turtles were found during routine garden work at a local hospice facility. And people at Hospice of Northwest Ohio are welcoming them to stay.

Juvenile snapping turtles are hatching and crossing the bike path in Burlington's South End. Officials advise the public to let the turtles cross on their own and not to handle them. Mind your wheels ...

CHICAGO—Krystyna Kurth likes to begin her tours of the river cutting past the city’s post-industrial area with a word association game. Kurth, coordinator of conservation action at the Shedd Aquarium, ...

An alligator snapping turtle – a freshwater species native to the southern United States – has been captured at a lakefront park in Kirkland, Washington. Kirkland Parks this week shared an image ...