The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers for its annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day Oct. 18. Participants are asked to arrive at North Hero State Park at 10 a.m., ...

The spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera) is available live in Chinatown fish markets along Mott and Grand streets. Those who enjoy looking in those cardboard boxes (either approvingly or disapprovingly ...

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 ...

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 ...