NORTH OF DULUTH - About 200 yards off a railroad grade, researcher Maddy Cochrane waved her antenna in a semicircle to hear the strongest beep on her VHF radio receiver, then bolted off in that ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI – Deep in the woods of Northern Michigan, a blonde labradoodle darted off into the underbrush with his nose to the ground as a group of scientists chased behind him. The working ...

Maine (WABI) - Wood turtles are listed as endangered species internationally. Here in the U.S., they are designated as a “species of greatest conservation need” in the 17 states where they are found, ...

While spiny softshell turtles are threatened in Vermont and spotted turtles are endangered, wood turtles could soon be threatened in the state due to land use change. That is why the state’s Fish & ...

As we drive or walk down our driveway bordered with wetlands and vernal pools, forested wetland, and tag alder swamp, we see incredible wildlife. One day last fall, I shouted, "Stop, stop the truck!" ...

Bumpy-backed wood turtles — about the size of dessert plates and typically an earthy green-brown in color with yellow markings — were once quite common across the northeastern United States and upper ...

“Rounding a sharp curve in the road, I slam on the brakes; fortunately there are no other cars behind me. It’s a turtle crossing the road, not just any turtle but a female wood turtle making its way ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity and 66 organizations and individuals today urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect wood turtles as endangered under the Endangered Species ...

Nova Scotia is home to four species of turtles native to the province. Some others may also come into the province as pets, ...