It’s usually by sheer coincidence that most people cross paths with woodland turtles — those that lead their slow lives on land rather than in water. In the Lehigh Valley and Poconos, it’s the box ...

Most people like turtles and don’t feel too threatened by them. Turtles don’t bite (except for snapping turtles, which are a subject for another day!), and they pretty much ignore us as they go about ...

Box turtles, snapping turtles, wood turtles and others are on the move, in search of prime nesting spots to lay their eggs. They are appearing in unexpected locations, on roads, in backyards and ...

NORTH OF DULUTH - About 200 yards off a railroad grade, researcher Maddy Cochrane waved her antenna in a semicircle to hear the strongest beep on her VHF radio receiver, then bolted off in that ...

Mark Powell can talk wood turtles for as long as you let him: what they eat, when they breed, where they nest, the social tendencies of males versus females, their preferred habitat based on the ...

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, ...

Looks like: The upper shell, or carapace, of the wood turtle looks as though it could be carved from dark wood. As the turtle grows, concentric rings of plate-like scales called scutes create the ...

If you think you’ve been seeing a lot of turtles – box turtles, snapping turtles, wood turtles and others – on the road and maybe in your backyard in the last few weeks, you’re probably right. It’s ...

DULUTH — Sometimes, if you want to help a threatened species recover, you have to do more than count them. Sometimes you have to dig deep and help them fight off their enemies. Take the wood turtle in ...

Discover the symbolic power of turtles in Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra, representing longevity, protection, and wealth. Learn ...