GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo will put rare spotted turtles in the spotlight by conducting turtle surveys in West Michigan and hosting a World Turtle Day party Saturday. John Ball Zoo ...

On a sunny morning in August, after more than six years in captivity, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed on the Coastal ...

As I held the spotted turtle that Rick Koval and I just captured in a Luzerne County swamp, it struck me just how colorful turtles really are. I always assumed turtles were just drab shades of dark ...

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The story of this spring has been the weather, specifically, the rain that just keeps falling. Add in the new arrival of the hazy smoke blowing south from Canadian wildfires and you’ve got a soggy, ...

This is a first in the aquarium's history. Earlier this year, employees at the aquarium noticed a female Spotted Turtle burying her eggs in the sand. The turtles incubate about 50-90 days. The tiny ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Fox 17 got a behind-the-scenes look Thursday at a new partnership between John Ball Zoo and Calvin University that aims to conserve local spotted turtle populations. Through this ...

The Tulsa Zoo is celebrating its conservation efforts after three spotted turtles were born. Spotted turtles are endangered, and just about the size of a quarter when they're born. At one month old, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A John Ball Zoo program is working to conserve spotted turtles in Michigan. Turtles throughout the world are facing threats like predators and dangerous road crossings, ...

VIRGINIA (WJHL) — After more than six years in captivity, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) released eight spotted turtles back into their home watershed in the Coastal Plain region ...

SPOTTED  Sea turtle nesting season technically begins on May 1, but local conservation groups are already tracking activity ...