The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

Kamryn Richard, the senior conservation technician at the Center for Conservation and Research at San Antonio Zoo, holds up C17046, a rare West Texas turtle. "We try not to get too attached," Richard ...

Disappearing habitat threatens North America’s tiniest turtle. A bog turtle, North America’s tiniest turtle, is no bigger than your hand. Its habitat is disappearing, and it needs help. Scientists are ...

Angela Sirois-Pitel stands shin-deep in mud, surrounded by grass and poison sumac. She's holding a large antenna above her head, listening for a slow and steady beep. Sirois-Pitel is a stewardship ...

SAN ANTONIO – Six extremely rare, rough-footed mud turtles that were found critically imperiled near Marfa in 2018 have been released back into the Texas wild. Jennifer Smith, a professor at the ...

After months of rehabilitation, six threatened turtles were released back into the wild last week by the San Antonio Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research. The turtles — called rough-footed mud ...

The bog turtle, NC’s state reptile, a turtle rescue team and the longleaf pine ecosystem. Discover why North America’s tiniest turtle is in trouble, how development is threatening NC’s state reptile ...

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation ...

The small turtle hid itself in its patterned shell as Fredericksen wiped the mud off its back, revealing a tiny radio transmitter. Fredericksen, an environmental science professor at Ferrum College, ...