ATLANTA - The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing the agency of delaying critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for ...

Trudging through the thorny brush, Mike Knoerr is on a quest. Thunk. Thunk. Two five-foot long wooden dowels, the width of a pool stick, are in each of his hands. Methodically, he pokes them into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North America's tiniest turtle is at risk, with a dwindling population and shrinking bog habitat. Zoo Knoxville's work gives the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A lawsuit was filed on Monday against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), reportedly aimed to highlight the urgent need to protect the smallest turtle species in the ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for delaying critically needed Endangered Species Act protections for the southern bog turtle and ...

Opponents of the expansion hope so. Bog turtles, a federal “threatened” species, are of “particular concern” in the wetlands near the Carroll County Regional Airport that were identified as a ...

The endangered bog turtle is the state’s official reptile, after Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Monday. He was joined by students at Riverside Elementary School, in Princeton, who nominated the ...

The bog turtle, NC’s state reptile, a turtle rescue team and the longleaf pine ecosystem. Discover why North America’s tiniest turtle is in trouble, how development is threatening NC’s state reptile ...

A bog turtle, listed at threatened under the Endangered Species Act, in its sphagnum moss wetlands habitat. The Trump administration has proposed big changes to federal protections for threatened and ...