“It can actually break the tail or injure them ... the spiny soft-shell turtle, the spotted turtle and the wood turtle. The spotted turtle is the only species in Michigan that is considered ...

The wood turtle once maintained a wide range across ... Parsons held the turtle and inspected its limbs and tail for damage from predators, and then flipped over the reptile to expose its underside.

Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a loss of habitat and road-related mortalities, according to the Iowa ...

The smaller wood turtle averages seven inches but also, unlike the saw-tooth ridge on the snapper's tail, the wood turtle has a smooth tail. Maine lists the wood turtle as a "special concern ...

He noted this one was especially healthy, having all its limbs and tail. Wood turtles frequently lose limbs and tails early in life, as those appendages don't entirely recede into the shell and ...

Pennsylvania’s second most terrestrial turtle, the wood turtle is a real wanderer ... Don’t lift any turtle by the tail. That can permanently dislocate the animal’s vertebrae.

Picking turtles up by the tail can cause injury, and can frighten the animal. ... Wood Turtle, Common Musk Turtle, and Snapping Turtle, according to the Lake George Association. ...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) _ For an endangered species, wood turtles sure are tough little devils. 'They have a remarkable ability to survive. I see some on the road having been hit by a car or in a ...