Claim to fame: Northern map turtles were formerly known as “common map turtles,” but biologists have recommended the name change because the former name might mislead people into thinking these ...

Grégory Bulté, an Ottawa-area biologist, holds a map turtle shell that shows the distinctive 'map' pattern that gives the turtle its name. (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit) The northern map turtle is ...

Researchers studying river turtles in Missouri found populations of the northern map turtle have not recovered from harvesting in the 1970s. University of Florida researchers studying river turtles in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — As turtles emerge from their winter naps, one Michigan zoo is urging drivers to keep their eyes out for those slow-moving travelers. John Ball Zoo, in Grand Rapids, is asking ...

ATLANTA— The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Board of Directors today unanimously approved its first-ever state rules regulating the commercial collection of wild freshwater turtles. Georgia ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Grégory Bulté, an ...