MINNEAPOLIS — In an undisclosed location south of the Twin Cities, Minnesota Zoo conservation biologist Tricia Markle is hunting for wood turtles. Even with an antenna tracking the turtle’s movement, ...

As a kid growing up on the East Coast of the United States, I grew up a huge fan of the eastern box turtle. They’re a mostly terrestrial species of that you can find in the forest, in your lawn or ...

HASTINGS, Mich. (WOOD) — Researchers are on the hunt for a particular kind of reptile at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Hastings. They aren’t looking to control the population, but rather help it ...

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 ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's campus in Front Royal work to conserve ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Dozens of wildlife organizations have come together to urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to declare the wood turtle an endangered species. A letter was penned to the ...

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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 & ...