The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and ...

MDC also asks the public to leave the turtles in the wild. Taking a wild animal, whether a turtle or another species, and ...

Motorists may see some reptilian friends on the roads this spring season. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) urges ...

Motorists may see some reptilian friends on the roads this spring.  The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) urges drivers to be cautious and give turtles a break.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Conservation is warning drivers to watch out for turtles on roadways this spring. According to MDC, these reptiles are often hit by cars during ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation is sending out their yearly message to those on the roads as turtles become more active.

KC restaurants banding together for Graham Hoffman Scholarship Fund Common turtles ... painted turtles, Mississippi mud turtles – and even snapping turtles. After a long winter, turtles are ...

Other common turtles to see out and about include the red-eared sliders, painted turtles, Mississippi mud turtles, or snapping turtles. The warm asphalt also aids to their body temperature as ...

The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) represent fascinating examples of semi-aquatic reptiles that breathe air but spend most of their ...