The creature paddling leisurely in the gin-clear water at Balmorhea State Park, in far West Texas, was the approximate size, shape, and color of a buttermilk flapjack. When I crouched along the grassy ...

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – Turtles that aren’t native to the area are turning up in the Connecticut River. 22News has received pictures of the spiny softshell turtle, spotted here western ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry was excited to announce the spotting of a native turtle species possibly returning to its old habitats. On Tuesday, the parks department ...

Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

Spiny softshell turtles grow to be pretty darn big. They're fast, too. And they'll eat just about anything they can get their mouth around - alive or dead. But their environmental place in the scheme ...

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 ...

With their leathery, pliant shells, Eastern spiny softshell turtles — the only species of softshell turtles found in New England — are especially vulnerable to predators. Since 1987, they’ve been ...

Answer: Yes, you could have kept it. As per the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 14, section 5.60, there are three non-native subspecies of turtles that are legal to fish for and keep: ...

Educating the community on vaccines, 50 people attended a public forum tonight at Brandon’s town hall. Sextortion is a growing crime where predators use social media to pressure people into sharing ...