Some success is being seen in the second month of what could be a years-long effort to eradicate invasive red-eared slider turtles and bullfrogs from the Cache Creek Nature Preserve. The effort ...

It’s not just bullfrogs that threaten other species in Cache Creek, it’s also the common red-eared “slider” turtle. Both the bullfrog and red-eared turtle are considered invasive species ...

And while it may be rare for turtles to become ensnared in a cache of valuable drugs, the animals are often the victims of ocean plastic pollution, longline fishing, a type of commercial fishing ...

CACHE RIVER, Ill. -- Heritage Biologist Scott Ballard touched the alligator snapping turtle's jaw. Like a trained pet, the turtle popped its mouth open wide and held it open. Ballard held the ...