Removing turtles from the wild can have major consequences, especially in May and June during egg-laying season for some ...

Officials advise against picking up snapping turtles and spiny softshells (often referred to as "leatherbacks") because they ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and ...

Probably the three most common types of turtles are our red-ear sliders, box turtles, and snapping turtles ... live in the ...

Harvesting turtles is particularly damaging because turtles have low fertility, low egg and hatchling survival and delayed ... special rule that prohibits the taking of Suwannee alligator snapping ...

Early in the 20th century, alligator snapping turtles were plentiful in river systems ... Trapping is particularly damaging because turtles have low fertility, low egg and hatchling survival, and ...

White-throated snapping turtles are endangered freshwater turtles ... "two-phase incubation style" put the animals at risk because eggs were laid in winter and did not hatch until summer.