Disappearing habitat threatens North America’s tiniest turtle. A bog turtle, North America’s tiniest turtle, is no bigger than your hand. Its habitat is disappearing, and it needs help.

“Bog Turtles are listed as ‘threatened’ by TWRA ... Many of the turtles on this list can be observed in their natural habitats throughout the Tri-Cities. If spotted, it is best to let ...

The bog turtle population is dwindling due to a shrinking habitat and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville is giving the tiny ...

FLOYD — Anona Miller checked a muddy mountain rivulet and found nature’s equivalent of that needle in a haystack — a rare bog turtle. “I won!” Miller called out good-naturedly to other ...

North America's smallest turtle has crawled into a bit of a bog, and the federal government ... South Carolina — after receiving petitions to list the animals for protections under the ...

(CN) — Federal officials will decide whether to add two southern swimmers to the endangered species list after years of delay ... and Wildlife Service over the status of the southern bog turtle and ...

In response to the Center’s petition the Service announced in October 2022 that southern bog turtles may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The agency was required to decide more ...

ATLANTA - The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing the agency of delaying critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections ...

According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), the southern bog turtle is “Tennessee’s smallest and most threatened turtle.” Often found in the shallow wetlands of northeast ...

There are fewer bog turtles because of their rare − and shrinking − habitat, along with dangers posed by poaching and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville's head-start program brings in bog ...