When Lori Lilley set out to rescue turtles from the Crystal Lake reconstruction site in March, she didn’t expect to find many. “I had made the comment, ‘If I just save one, I’ll be happy,’” she said.

A snapping turtle was found burying her eggs on the riverbank. Footage shows the rear end of the turtle slowly covering the eggs she had laid in a nest dug into the soil in New Jersey on May 11.

DNR fisheries biologist Scott Heintzelman said females cross roadways in search of sandy areas to dig nests and sometimes ...

Turtles are at high risk when seeking out nesting grounds, because they may have to cross roads. New Hampshire Turtle Rescue ...

Tami Gingrich explores the unique qualities and lifecycle of snapping turtles, as egg-laying season is upon us in northeast ...

Although adult snapping turtles spend a majority of time in the water, females will haul themselves out, trundling to a soft, sandy place, where they deposit their eggs, from which will hatch lots ...

Every spring, thousands of turtles begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Sometimes they have to ...

Rookwood Weir's turtle bypass, or ladder, for endangered Fitzroy River and white-throated snapping turtles has had its first ...

People who enjoy time outdoors will see an uptick in turtle sightings soon as turtles begin to lay their eggs. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources hopes people will share their observations.

Terre Chartrand is a land-based educator from the Red Osier Guild in Waterloo region. She shares a few facts and traditional ...

According to Central Queensland University PHD student Kymberly Robinson both the Fitzroy River turtle and the white-throated snapping turtle ... River turtle's] eggs are destroyed by different ...