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 ...

Disappearing habitat threatens North America’s tiniest turtle. A bog turtle, North America’s tiniest turtle, is no bigger than your hand. Its habitat is disappearing, and it needs help. Scientists are ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency ...

ATLANTA - Zoo Atlanta is welcoming its newest - and one of its rarest - addition to the family. A critically endangered bog turtle hatched at the zoo on May 21. It's the first time one of its kind has ...

ATLANTA - Zoo Atlanta is celebrating the hatching of two Georgia native turtles are the newest members of one of the rarest species in the United States. The zoo announced that the pair of critically ...

These bog turtles, whose "shells are roughly the size of a quarter," according to the zoo, are native to the Peach State. Unfortunately, the zoo adds these types of turtles are critically endangered, ...