A continuing eradication effort of bullfrogs and red-eared slider turtles at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve may be having an effect. While it’s still too soon to know how successful the removal ...

QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years, filling ...

QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years, filling ...

When diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown ...

QUINCY, Mass. — Global warming is filling the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles and the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years, turning ...

As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years, filling one specialized animal ...

The turtles they hope to trap—red-eared sliders, common snapping, spiny softshell, painted, map turtles, and musks — are all obligate nasal breathers. This means that the traps must be placed with at ...