Travis Thomas grew up on the Santa Fe River, but never imagined he’d lean over its glassy waters and hoist up a 65-pound prehistoric beast. The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle: ...
Oh, snap, guess what he saw? A dog walker in Cumbria, United Kingdom, came across an interesting creature last week. Denise Chamberlain, a parish councilor, saw a post on Facebook about the ...
Virginia trapper Winston Marshall with the massive snapping turtle; the snapper's shell measured 18 inches in length. Photos via Facebook Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting ...
In this moving outing, National Book Award finalist Montgomery (The Soul of an Octopus) reports on the efforts of the Turtle Rescue League, a Southbridge, Mass., wildlife group that provides a ...
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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas wildlife specialists are gearing up to drop off another batch of alligator snapping turtles in a local river early next month. 27 News reached out to the Kansas Department of ...
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, ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With the warm weather finally here, humans aren’t the only ones out exploring West Michigan. Turtles are on the move, which means you’re more likely to encounter one along ...