Some researchers and conservationists are urging the state Department of Natural Resources to reconsider its plan to remove the Blanding’s turtle — whose numbers the agency admits are ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A decade after biologists and environmental advocates worked to mitigate the losses along a soon-to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — In a big win for its conservation efforts, Blank Park Zoo celebrated the hatching of 57 Blanding's turtles. The Blanding's turtle is an endangered species native to Iowa ...

Lyke’s research project focuses on the levels of lipid-soluble vitamins in Blanding’s turtles, an endangered species in Illinois. Her team hopes to establish the normal levels of vitamins A ...

WE WANT TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT THEY ARE WILDLIFE. BUT THIS GUY RIGHT HERE IS A BLANDING’S TURTLE, ONE OF OUR NATIVE TURTLES HERE IN NEBRASKA. AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY PROTECTED HERE IN NEBRASKA ...

Rare species such as wood turtles and Blanding’s turtles, as well as uniquely patterned individual turtles, command top value on the black market. Internet commerce, social media apps and online ...

A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa and Trent University tracked changes to the Blanding's turtle habitat on Terry Fox Drive over the last decade. Its latest findings reveal a 70 per ...

During the summer, HRM rescued and incubated Eastern Snapping, Midland Painted and Blanding’s turtle eggs. Thursday’s release included 39 Eastern Snapping turtles, 12 Midland Painted juveniles ...

12 Midland Painted turtles, and five Blanding’s turtles on Thursday. While not under federal protection, Blanding’s turtles are considered a protected species in the state of Michigan.

HRM rescued and incubated Eastern Snapping, Midland Painted and Blanding’s turtle eggs over the summer. The release on Sept. 7 included 39 Eastern Snapping turtles, 12 Midland Painted juveniles ...

Fifteen more Blanding’s turtles made their way into the the RBG wetlands Thursday after being released by the Royal Botanical Gardens’ species-at-risk program. The move followed the successful ...

From the beginning, the life of a Blanding's turtle is not easy. Their eggs often fall prey to skunks and raccoons. If they break out of their shell and escape predators, slow-maturing Blanding's ...