Spotted a Turtle on the Road? Experts Say Do This First

As temperatures rise, the turtle nesting season is beginning. There are several hundred species of turtles, but many of them ...

Why did the turtle cross the road? Because a driver like you helped

May and June are prime months for turtles to cross roads in search of places to lay their eggs, and many end up getting ...
The Indianapolis Star

How to safely move a snapping turtle off the road

May and June are busy months for turtles crossing roads to lay their eggs. The Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island shows how to safely help a snapping turtle cross the road.

Exclusive: Dozens of eggs saved after pregnant snapping turtle hit and killed by car in East Hampton

A mother snapping turtle was hit and killed on Middletown Avenue. "It’s eggs were actually thrown," Kim Morrissette said ...
Wicked Local

Endangered alligator snapping turtle found in Massachusetts

Earlier this spring an Essex County resident notified MassWildlife of a snapping turtle acting oddly in their yard and asked for help. What MassWildlife staff found was a female alligator snapping ...
Time

Chicks Hatch From World's First Artificial Eggs—A Breakthrough Key to Bringing Giant Birds Back From Extinction

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WOOD-TV

Giant snapping turtle rescued from Lake Michigan released back into wild

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Doug the Tank, a snapping turtle that went viral across West Michigan, has been released back in the wild. The Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Sanctuary announced that the ...
Detroit Free Press

Flooding left snapping turtle stranded on beach, but now he's home

A snapping turtle that apparently had been displaced by spring flooding has been rescued from the Lake Michigan shoreline and placed back into more suitable habitat. “Doug the Tank”, a 33-pound ...
WZZM

Snapping turtle found struggling on Lake MI shoreline back in his natural habitat

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — About a month ago, Doug, a large common snapping turtle, was found struggling along the shoreline of Lake Michigan near Grand Haven after being displaced by heavy flooding in the ...
First Coast News

Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1: Here's what to know

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. — Sea turtle season is back! The annual nesting season officially begins Friday, May 1. “Mickler's has one nest, and they're heading this way,” said Kevin Brown, a field supervisor ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

5 things to know about 4,100 Florida sea turtle eggs removed from nests

3,422 eggs from 37 leatherback nests were located from Beachwalk-Pasley Beach on Hutchinson Island in Martin County as of April 15 122 eggs from the first loggerhead nest were located from the same ...
WOWT.com

Schramm Education Center mourns nearly 100-year-old snapping turtle

GRETNA, Neb. (WOWT) - Staff at the Schramm Education Center near Gretna are remembering a snapping turtle believed to be close to 100 years old. Staff and visitors referred to the turtle as “Big Snap ...