Backyard Naturalist: Painted turtles know just where to go This is the time of the year when turtles are on the move, Dana Wilde writes.

If you come across a turtle, it’s most likely to be a painted turtle. As Michigan’s state reptile, they are the most widespread native American turtle.

Baby painted turtles emerge from last year's nests The recent weather of the last couple of weeks of April has demonstrated the varied conditions that this month can give. Within a few days, we ...

Recently, I counted 32 painted turtles on one mud flat in the middle of the swamp, and one turtle that was either a wood turtle or a blandings turtle - it was too distant for me to know for sure.

BARRE — Clearly curious about its surroundings, a battered old wood turtle slowly made its way back into the wild Tuesday after 11 weeks of rehab at Tufts University's Cummings School of ...

The turtles, two snapping and two painted, were discovered in the fish ladder Monday, Aug. 8, at the Ipswich Mills Dam on the Ipswich River.

Wood turtles are mysterious critters that call Vermont home. But research shows human interaction is contributing to their decline. Our Ike Bendavid learns what's being done to protect these turtles.

Maine actually has several turtles within its borders. The three most commonly sighted ones are the snapping turtle, the wood turtle and the painted turtle. Snapping turtles live throughout the ...

Did you know that of the 20 native species of turtles that occur in New York state, the New York Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project identified seven species that occur right here in our watershed?

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has painted a sea-turtle sculpture that's on display in London now that will help raise money for marine life conservation.

The Atlantic Wildlife Institute recently treated and released a wood turtle that had “Richard :)” written in bright white letters on its shell, said Pam Novak, director of wildlife care.

My surprise doubled when, through my binoculars, I saw that it wasn't a painted turtle but rather a wood turtle — a rare reptile that's been designated a "species of conservation concern" in ...