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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI – Deep in the woods of Northern Michigan, a blonde labradoodle darted off into the underbrush with his nose to the ground as a group of scientists chased behind him. The working ...

To ensure a future for these endangered turtles, scientists need to know how many are left Stephen Taglieri Wood turtles are made for their environment. They blend in with muddy rocks in the streambed ...

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 ...

Any time I’m walking around in winter and feel chilled, I can’t help but wonder how our native fauna are managing to make it until spring. Lately my mind has been on turtles and that led me to do a ...

As we drive or walk down our driveway bordered with wetlands and vernal pools, forested wetland, and tag alder swamp, we see incredible wildlife. One day last fall, I shouted, "Stop, stop the truck!" ...

The decline of wood turtle populations in Pennsylvania and a dozen other northeastern states led to a 2020-21 federal grant of nearly $1 million for habitat work, battling against the illegal pet ...