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 ...

On a mild but windy day, along the Upper Salem River in South Jersey, a small group of conservationists trekked in their waders through muddy ground to search for endangered bog turtles. They’d like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North America's tiniest turtle is at risk, with a dwindling population and shrinking bog habitat. Zoo Knoxville's work gives the ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency ...

(WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reached an agreement today that requires the agency to make decisions on protecting two imperiled southern ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — A petition is ...

Here, hopefully, lives a turtle at least 49 years old, the oldest documented bog turtle ever found. Ole 9322, a female, is missing toes, probably from a predator encounter, and was first marked with ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection is withholding permits for work until a report is done on whether turtles might live in the area of the bypass - even though the DEP said in November ...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) submitted a Petition to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) requesting that the southern bog turtle be designated as an endangered or ...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife and New Jersey Audubon are on a mission to save the state’s official reptile: the bog turtle. Once abundant ...

There are fewer bog turtles because of their rare − and shrinking − habitat, along with dangers posed by poaching and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville's head-start program brings in bog turtle ...