The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers for its annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day Oct. 18. Participants are asked to arrive at North Hero State Park at 10 a.m., ...

The spiny softshell turtle is rarely seen in the wild. It burrows its round, speckled shell and long neck under sand, with just its snorkel-like nose peeking out. At the Bays Mountain Park and ...

NORTH HERO, Vt. — Vermont Fish and Wildlife has released 20 baby spiny softshell turtles into Lake Champlain. It's part of a 10-year program in which Fish and Wildlife captures baby turtles in the ...

The U.S. government is proposing a new level of protection for certain freshwater turtles, concerned that a massive increase in overseas demand for the reptiles could hurt their long-term prospects.

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation ...