Students in Hardwick, Massachusetts, are playing a crucial role in a long-running conservation program.

WESTBOROUGH — Forty years ago, the estimated population for the northern red-bellied cooter, a freshwater turtle that measures 10 to 12 inches long, was estimated to be about 200.

May 16, 2024 WESTBOROUGH — Forty years ago, the estimated population for the northern red-bellied cooter, a freshwater turtle that measures 10 to 12 inches long, was estimated to be about 200.

The northern red-bellied cooter is a turtle that is listed as endangered under the federal and state Endangered Species Act, partially due to habitat loss and poaching.

Northern red-bellied cooters, listed as endangered on both the Massachusetts and Federal Endangered Species Lists, resemble the common Eastern painted turtle but are significantly larger, weighing ...

Northern Red-bellied Cooter hatchlings to be released in Hanson Updated: 4:03 PM EDT May 28, 2012 Advertisement 100 endangered turtles to be set free Northern Red-bellied Cooter hatchlings to be ...

NJ Fish and Wildlife has received reports of severe lesions on the shells of northern red-bellied turtles. NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife authorities in New Jersey are asking for the ...

Six Northern red-bellied cooters, endangered turtles, have spent the last eight months or so under the watchful eyes of sophomores at Essex Agricultural High School, who are playing an active role ...

Northern red-bellied cooters, listed as endangered on both the Massachusetts and Federal Endangered Species lists, resembles the common Eastern painted turtle but are significantly larger ...