Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day is Saturday, October 19, and the department is looking for volunteers to help. Participants are asked to arrive at North ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s native spiny softshell turtle population is bouncing back with new records set in 2025 thanks to conservation efforts. “This year we set a lot of records,” said Toni ...

Up close, the spiny softshell turtle looks a little like a leather pancake, but few people get that kind of glimpse. In most sightings, they likely resemble an alligator, with only a long nose and ...

NORTH HERO, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for help from the public in preparing some Lake Champlain beaches for nesting turtles. The year’s spiny softshell turtle ...

We conducted surveys for nesting false map turtles (Graptemys pseudogeographica), spiny softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera), and smooth softshell turtles (A. mutica) along the lower Missouri River ...

DES MOINES — Turtles in Iowa would be subject to commercial and recreational seasons and daily catch limits designed to protect them during their nesting season under preliminary rules the state ...