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 ...

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 ...