There are calls that cops train for, and then there are calls that no academy on earth could truly prepare you for. When ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WJW) – An animal protection call about a large turtle in a residential neighborhood in Virginia led to the discovery of a 65-pound alligator snapping turtle. Fairfax County Police ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WJW) — An animal ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

Animal protection officers with the Boulder Police Department recently helped stranded baby snapping turtles safely reach a lake near U.S. 36 and Table Mesa Drive. According to the Boulder Police ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – Dr. Luke Pearson, an alumnus from The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and Mississippi biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with the help of ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...