PBS

Bog Turtles: Big Trouble for Our Smallest Turtle

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 ...
Yahoo

North America's tiniest turtle is at risk. Zoo Knoxville is helping improve its odds

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 ...
The Trentonian

The State We’re In: New Jersey’s rarest turtles face many threats (ALISON MITCHELL COLUMN)

When strolling through your local park this summer, you may have noticed turtles sunning themselves on logs or poking their heads up in lakes and ponds. Chances are they’re painted turtles or ...
Los Angeles Times

Grants to landowners could mean habitat protection for rare bog turtle

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. MILLBROOK, N.Y. -- The federal government is giving private landowners ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Rare Southern Bog Turtle Moves One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection

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 ...
The Herald SC

The quest to protect the bog turtle: Saving North Carolina’s smallest turtle

Trudging through the thorny brush, Mike Knoerr is on a quest. Thunk. Thunk. Two five-foot long wooden dowels, the width of a pool stick, are in each of his hands. Methodically, he pokes them into the ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Georgia's southern bog turtle among species at risk, lawsuit filed

ATLANTA - The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing the agency of delaying critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for ...
Washington Examiner

Residents hope bog turtles block expansion at airport

Opponents of the expansion hope so. Bog turtles, a federal “threatened” species, are of “particular concern” in the wetlands near the Carroll County Regional Airport that were identified as a ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Petition Seeks to Protect Southern Bog Turtle Under Endangered Species Act

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the southern population of the bog turtle as a federal endangered ...
LancasterOnline

Herpetologists to assess bog turtle habitat in Mount Joy Township park

When: Mount Joy Township supervisors meeting, June 17. What happened: As part of long-term planning for Old Trolley Line Park, the board accepted a $2,144 proposal from Herpetological Associates of ...
WBUR

Inside the effort to save a tiny, endangered turtle in western Mass.

Angela Sirois-Pitel stands shin-deep in mud, surrounded by grass and poison sumac. She's holding a large antenna above her head, listening for a slow and steady beep. Sirois-Pitel is a stewardship ...