Wood turtles are brown and have orange highlights on their legs and neck. They only grow to be 6 to 8 inches long, but need an area of 10 to 70 acres to live.

During summer, wood turtles wander between water and dry land, eating a variety of plants and animals, from berries and mushrooms to insects, slugs, snails, tadpoles, crayfish, and small fish.

Ms. Pease said the turtle, which is more than 16 years old, was hit June 1 by a car on Route 122, not far from where it was released, shattering the back of its shell.

Wood turtles grow to 8 inches long and have an exotic, brown sculpted shell and an orange-red neck and limbs. They typically nest in sandy uplands near streams, and often are hidden or even ...

Wood Turtle Days in Wilton will be a “turtally awesome” experience with events kicking off on Thursday Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. with the LaVern Beier wildlife presentation at the ...

In autumn, the turtles retreat beneath the mud at the bottom of the pond to hibernate for the winter. On Nov. 21, I was surprised to see a turtle basking in the sun on the rock as I drove along ...

In the Lehigh Valley and Poconos, it’s the box turtle and lesser-known wood turtle that are most often found scouring the field and woodland floors for anything from snails […] Skip to content ...

There are between 2,000 and 8,000 wood turtles in ... St. Marys and Musquodoboit watersheds are among the most populated habitats for the wood turtle. The species has a brown shell that is ...

However, despite the challenges wood turtles are facing, there is still hope, according to conservationists. Together with their partners, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has ...

BARRE — Clearly curious about its surroundings, a battered old wood turtle slowly made its way back into the wild Tuesday after 11 weeks of rehab at Tufts University's Cummings School of ...