The news for wood turtles in Minnesota is not good. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Wood Turtle Habitat Conservation Plan, finalized in 2020, declining population trends ...

Minnesota’s turtles got new protections as of Monday, Jan. 1. In 2023, state lawmakers approved a law eliminating the commercial harvest of two species — western painted turtles and snapping turtles.

A movement to abolish commercial turtle harvesting in Minnesota will continue to inch along despite a setback at the Legislature this year. A measure to revoke the licenses of trappers who still ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Trapping turtles for profit will soon be a thing of the past in Minnesota. Starting next January, commercial harvesting of the state's wild turtles will no longer be legal. It's a move ...

Painted turtles may soon be able to bask in the Minnesota sun on logs, rocks and shorelines with one less threat against them. After trying, unsuccessfully, for nearly 20 years to phase out commercial ...

DULUTH — Hiding in their shells has helped turtles survive since the time of dinosaurs, but that defense doesn’t work well against fast-moving SUVs and trucks. That’s why turtles need our help ...

ROSEVILLE, Minn. --Spring means animals are on the move and perhaps the most vulnerable animals are turtles. Some, like Blanding's turtles, have become threatened species due to lost habitat and ...

A Minnesota city is taking steps to protect its local turtle population by constructing a new tunnel under a busy road.Bloomington, Minnesota, which is around 10 miles south of Minneapolis, has ...

Minnesota summers means turtles are on the move, and a new app helps them cross roads safely. "I moved into a house at the intersection of two ponds and I noticed turtles crossing frequently and also ...

The news for wood turtles in Minnesota is not good. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Wood Turtle Habitat Conservation Plan, finalized in 2020, declining population trends ...