MDC also asks the public to leave the turtles in the wild. Taking a wild animal, whether a turtle or another species, and ...

Motorists may see some reptilian friends on the roads this spring season. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) urges ...

Motorists may see some reptilian friends on the roads this spring.  The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) urges drivers to be cautious and give turtles a break.

From the floodplain forests of the upper Mississippi River to the long coast of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin is rich in wetlands.

They provide wildlife habitat, improve water quality ... rusty blackbird and ornate box turtle, as well as the federally endangered Higgins' Eye pearlymussel. This vast stretch of wetlands ...