What to Do If You Find a Baby Turtle Alone in Your Yard

Here's everything you should do if you see turtle eggs or babies in the garden.

The Weirdest Turtle Heads in Nature

Turtles are instantly recognized by the shell on their backs, but across species, there are some incredibly unique heads that ...

Canadian farmer fights off a cougar to save her baby goat: "I knew there was a chance that the cougar would turn on me..."

There are moments in life where the brain goes quiet and the body just moves. Gina Moore, a farm owner from British Columbia, had one of those moments recently, and the whole thing was caught on her ...
Newsday

Turtle-sniffing dogs searching Long Island woods to protect species

April set off down a wooded path on the North Fork, nose to the ground, darting and weaving through the bunchberry, blackberry and ferns. She wore a bright orange vest treated with permethrin to deter ...
Statesman Journal

Invasive snapping turtles becoming 'concerning' issue on Rogue River

Federal officials are warning rafters to watch out for and report invasive snapping turtles that have been multiplying in southern Oregon’s Rogue River. The turtles can harm native wildlife, including ...

Why did the turtle cross the road? Because a driver like you helped

May and June are prime months for turtles to cross roads in search of places to lay their eggs, and many end up getting ...
The Baltimore Sun

There are too many turtles in this Taneytown pond

At Roberts Mill Park’s pond, Taneytown anglers have been reeling in more shells than scales. A wildlife management company relocated 25 turtles from the roughly 4-acre pond over Memorial Day weekend, ...
UPI

Alligator snapping turtle found in Massachusetts pond

May 22 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: a nearly 60-pound alligator snapping turtle. The Massachusetts ...
Wicked Local

Endangered alligator snapping turtle found in Massachusetts

Earlier this spring an Essex County resident notified MassWildlife of a snapping turtle acting oddly in their yard and asked for help. What MassWildlife staff found was a female alligator snapping ...
WTEN

Snapping turtle hit on Rensselaer Co. road passes away

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A nearly 70-year-old injured snapping turtle has passed away at a Massachusetts rescue after being saved from Methodist Farm Road in Averill Park on Tuesday. The ...
WNYT NewsChannel 13

Snapping turtle hit on Methodist Farm Road dies from injuries

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WNYT)- Sarge, the snapping turtle rescued after being hit in Averill Park has died from his injuries. Related: 70-year-old snapping turtle rescued after car strike in Averill Park ...
WNYT NewsChannel 13

70-year-old snapping turtle rescued after car strike in Averill Park

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (WNYT)- The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office said deputies helped rescue an injured snapping turtle after Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple found it on a road in Averill Park.