SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect northwestern and southwestern pond ...

EGREMONT — Ari Zorn panicked on Tuesday when he first saw construction near Smiley’s Pond, where legions of turtles and other creatures have met their maker in the crevices of a dam over the years. It ...

Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti.

The class of 2024’s western pond turtles at Woodland Park Zoo have a final goal to reach before they can graduate for release to the wild: be big and healthy enough to escape the mouths of invasive ...

What Kind of Turtle Is in the Video? In his pond, Zak notices his fish are acting strange. That’s when he discovers a softshell turtle has taken up residence. The reptile seems to have come from a ...

Q: I just bought a property that has a small pond on it. I thought the pond was covered in algae. I was told that it is covered in duckweed. The duckweed is apparently protecting the fish and frogs ...

Unlike squirrels or deer that dart out of the woods and can startle drivers, turtles aren't going to surprise anyone and can’t take evasive maneuvers to avoid being struck. That’s why wildlife experts ...

“One reason American bullfrogs are among the top worst globally introduced pests is because they eat everything — anything that fits into their mouth,” said senior author Brian Todd, a UC Davis ...

Lane Oswalt wanted to play hockey on a frozen pond by his house. He looked down only to realize he was standing over snapping turtles under the ice. The 19-year-old and his family recently moved to ...

>> ROBIN AND MARY YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT FIRST WITH DIANE. ERIKA: SHE IS IN CHARGE DR. SUSAN BAUR RETIRED PSYCHOLOGIST WRITER AND AVID POND SWIMMER. SHE'S BEEN SWIMMING SINCE HER 50'S, FASCINATED WITH ...