Turtles are often unfairly maligned as fish killers that ruin the ecosystems of our ponds, rivers, and streams. The facts are that many turtles are omnivores and consume large amounts of aquatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rio Grande cooter can't catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and Mexico, ...

This freshwater turtle looks similar to the more common red-ear slider but lacks the distinctive red mark on each side of the head. This is an eastern river cooter. It is a rather common turtle in ...

Ipswich River Watershed Association (IRWA) staff and MassWildlife investigated the reported sighting to discover a male Northern red-bellied cooter. The seemingly lonesome turtle was then brought into ...