Blanding’s turtles are marked with white paint as they are treated for a potential fungus on June 15, 2022, in Antioch. It could be a long time before a treatment will easily be available for ...

Now when female Blanding's turtles are ready to start laying eggs, usually in June, staff members take the animals to Willowbrook Wildlife Center so they can nest at the Glen Ellyn facility.

Blanding’s turtles are marked with white paint as they are treated for a potential fungus on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Antioch. A newly discovered fungus is threatening Illinois’ endangered ...

Blanding's turtles live at the nature center at Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove. Moriarty says predators like raccoons and skunks often dig up Blanding's turtles' eggs and eat them.

Eleven Blanding's turtles have been identified at Whitetail Woods, along with four at Lebanon Hills (not including the new babies). ... Turtle eggs and young are very vulnerable.

A young Blanding's turtle pokes his head above water, showing the characteristic yellow chin of the breed at the Stantec office on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Independence.

Increased number of predators consuming eggs from the nest ... Most states that Blanding's turtles call home have a few thousand left, except for Nebraska, which has a population of 130,000.

Blanding’s turtles, found in low numbers across Iowa, are an interesting species not only for their distinctive yellow throats and hinged lower shells, but because they can live 75 to 80 years ...

Editor's note: Gary Glowacki is a wildlife ecologist with the Lake County Forest Preserve District, where he oversees wildlife management, monitoring and conservation programs across more than 30 ...

"Turtles move around in the spring looking for mates and to lay eggs," she said in an email. "Most species lay their eggs on land, even if they spend most of their time in the water, so they need ...