Kansas wildlife specialists are gearing up to drop off another batch of alligator snapping turtles in a local river early ...

The Trump administration's proposal to change the definition of the word “harm” in the Endangered Species Act could bring ...

More than six months after their first reintroduction into Kansas waterways, the alligator snapping turtles seem to be settling into their new home.

Kansas Aquatic Species Recovery Program More than six months after their first reintroduction into Kansas waterways, the alligator snapping turtles seem to be settling into their new home.

White-throated snapping turtles are endangered freshwater ... "It's quite a special turtle species and we're really lucky to have it," she said. "If we didn't protect nests, which we can do ...

A Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina, laying eggs at road edge Common snapping turtle in Ontario Canada. The common snapping turtle is now a threatened species in Ontario Snapping turtle ...

There are seven species of sea turtle in the world, which includes six hardshell species ... By comparison, the largest land turtle is the alligator snapping turtle, which reaches a length of 30 ...

Several monitoring programs now utilize common freshwater turtle species—like painted turtles, red-eared sliders, and snapping turtles—to assess the health of urban waterways. These adaptable species ...

Alligator snapping turtle. Image by Gary M. Stolz/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ... combined with their unique fully-flippered limbs (unusual for freshwater turtles), makes them one of the most ...