A Ponchatoula turtle farmer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of illegally shipping 1,500 false map turtles to a buyer in the Netherlands, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported Wednesday (Aug. 22).

A Ponchatoula turtle farmer was sentenced Tuesday (Nov. 26) to two years of probation and a $15,000 fine for illegally shipping 1,500 false map turtles to a buyer in the Netherlands, according to the ...

We conducted surveys for nesting false map turtles (Graptemys pseudogeographica), spiny softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera), and smooth softshell turtles (A. mutica) along the lower Missouri River ...

Foreign turtles may do so well at invading Europe in part because they get the drop on tadpoles more readily than their native counterparts. Several kinds of Spanish tadpoles were less likely to grow ...

Jensen, a two-year-old False Map turtle, from the Mississippi River, gets used to his new home at Blackpool Sea Life Centre in Blackpool, England. Jensen is one of 50 turtles confiscated by customs ...

Sue Muller carefully scraped the dry dirt from a spot along Columbia’s Lake Elkhorn walking path, using a small garden trowel and a water-filled spray bottle to soften the earth until she saw the ...

He was illegally imported into Britain but Jensen has been welcomed with open arms and looks set to stay for good. The two-year-old False Map turtle, from the Mississippi River, has been settling in ...

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — 11 out of the 16 documented turtle species in the Volunteer State can be found in and around East Tennessee. Whether you’re curious about what turtle is the smallest, ...