The world was very different when the "old lady" clawed out of her shell. It happened sometime before 1932, likely near Pinckney, Michigan, where the 3R11L turtle, a Blanding's turtle known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About a month ago, Doug, a large common snapping turtle, was found struggling along the shoreline of Lake Michigan near Grand ...

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 ...

Decades of unregulated industrial waste dumping in areas of the Great Lakes have created a host of environmental and wildlife problems. Now it appears that Lake Michigan painted and snapping turtles ...

It’s a cold-blooded animal that gains energy through absorbing it from the sun like a solar panel. Its sex life ranges from odd-but-gentlemanly courtship to brutish attacks and forced mating. Its ...

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 ...

DANSVILLE, Mich. (WLNS) — Turtle hatchlings were released back into their natural wetland habitat Thursday after being rescued as eggs along the path of Consumers Energy’s Mid-Michigan Pipeline ...