The Sonoyta mud turtle has just one remaining refuge in the U.S. Now, scientists say they've been told to "prepare for the ...

"There's potential that whatever turtles we salvage from Quitobaquito may not be able to go back there for a long time." ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After more than a year of community opposition to a commercial development planned for a site next to a wetland area in Mariners Harbor, the biggest obstacle the developers now ...

The season for the 2015 Oregon City Mud Turtles began on a cool evening, with a crowd of 250 interested fans crowding into the stands at Clackamas Community College field to witness the home opener ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

The sun shown on a good sized crowd at Clackamas Community College today, where the 2-1 Mud Turtles hosted the Skagit Valley Lumberjacks. Making the start for the Turtles was right handed hurler Kyle ...

Mud turtles lack an entoplastron (the near-circular plastral bone located along the midline, in between the forelimbs, and in between the epiplastra and hypoplastra). The kinosternid carapace is ...

The Sonoyta mud turtle, the Hawaiian ‘i’iwi, and the pearl darter The Sonoyta mud turtle, the Hawaiian ‘i’iwi, and the pearl darter The three join over 150 other species that have been protected as ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced final critical habitat protection today for the endangered Sonoyta mud turtle. These highly aquatic turtles are found only in Pima County, ...

This turtle is only 4 to 5 inches long. It has a smooth, oval-shaped, domed-top shell. The shell is a brownish black color with three yellowish or light-colored lines. It has a small, dark head with ...