Armed with new protections, this turtle could be the catalyst for halting a huge and controversial engineering project upriver in Jackson, Mississippi, known locally as “One Lake.” ...

By Tom Ensey, Cox Media Group National Content Desk May 16, 2023 at 10:08 am EDT Chonk, a giant snapping turtle in the Chicago River is going viral , most recently in a USA Today feature.

By Tom Ensey, Cox Media Group National Content Desk May 16, 2023 at 10:08 am EDT Chonk, a giant snapping turtle in the Chicago River is going viral , most recently in a USA Today feature.

By Tom Ensey, Cox Media Group National Content Desk May 16, 2023 at 10:08 am EDT Chonk, a giant snapping turtle in the Chicago River is going viral , most recently in a USA Today feature.

Warming seas decrease sea turtle basking. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 01 / 150123102217.htm. Duke University.

A massive turtle dubbed 'Chonkosaurus' has been spotted relaxing in the sun by a once-highly-polluted river. Kayaker Joey Cantore shared a video of the mammoth Snapping Turtle basking on a rusting ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Green sea turtles may stop basking on beaches around the world within a century due to rising sea temperatures, a new study suggests. Basking on sun-warmed beaches helps the ...