FRENCHTOWN — NJ.com readers were right: A common snapping turtle, not a threatened wood turtle, was removed from a stream bank restoration project and relocated to a safer area last week.

With his brow furrowed, Tom, 70, stomps on the damp leaf litter — thump, thump, thump, thump — and then we wait. A woodpecker cackles; bluebells tremble in the breeze. Stumpy is nowhere to be ...

The wood turtle, a medium-sized reptile native to Vermont, is known for the striking orange coloring on its neck and the inside of its legs, creating a unique, easily recognizable pattern.

“Steps involved in this wood turtle project include searching stream habitats to find wood turtles, tracking movement patterns . . . and identifying unoccupied areas where wood turtles might ...

A Moncton group is working to save the threatened wood turtle, but says finding the elusive turtle can be almost as hard as finding funding for the research. Christine McLauchlan, the executive ...

By the time the wood turtle gets to Asia, it’s being sold for anywhere from $1,000 to $1,700” apiece. After receiving wire transfer payments from Hong Kong, Treigle would make withdrawals and ...

Molly Parren was tracking a wood turtle in Vermont when she smelled something surprising, yet familiar. The amphibian scientist for the state’s wildlife agency traced the smell to a rare wild ...

But little Root the turtle does get around on his own set of wheels. The wood turtle came to live at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax last September. Unlike most turtles, Root is missing ...