Swartz Creek resident Kim Powell estimates she's saved "at least" 500 turtles since her father taught her how to help them safely cross roads when she was a kid. "Since I was a kid, I do it every time ...

Adult turtle mortality from vehicle strikes is a preventable threat to these reptiles, several of which are threatened or of special concern in Michigan. Residents can help turtles by safely assisting ...

Dozens of wildlife organizations have come together to urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to declare the wood turtle an ...

Wood turtles in the wild aren't easy to find — for humans at least. Personable in captivity but wily in their natural habitat, the turtles are on the move in spring and summer, foraging for food.

LANSING, MI – Michigan will take the lead to study the declining populations of Blanding’s and spotted turtles – rare species being considered for federal protections. The Michigan Department of ...

MICHIGAN., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The wood turtle’s population found in Michigan and 16 other states has been declining in recent ...

The Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians' Natural Resources Department has been working to conserve the threatened wood turtle. Their top team member is Mooz, a nine-year-old Labradoodle who has ...

A Blanding's turtle stands at the edge of a wetland. State wildlife agencies in Michigan and Ohio received nearly $500,000 in federal funding to study rare turtles. The grant is part of more than $7 ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kayla Yarbrough is a busy person these days. As executive director of a rescue called Wild Whiskers, she says she's receiving about 50 calls per day about wildlife in need of help.

Lovesick turtles are crossing Michigan's roads, and wildlife officials are asking drivers to avoid them as they creep along in search of a place to nest. "I receive calls every year from people in my ...