The bog turtle population is dwindling due to a shrinking habitat and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville is giving the tiny ...

There are fewer bog turtles because of their rare − and shrinking − habitat, along with dangers posed by poaching and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville's head-start program brings in bog ...

FLOYD — Anona Miller checked a muddy mountain rivulet and found nature’s equivalent of that needle in a haystack — a rare bog turtle. “I won!” Miller called out good-naturedly to other ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...