How does Zoo Knoxville help bog turtles? Zoo Knoxville has been working with bog turtles since 1986, when former curator of herpetology Bern Tryon helped discover them in Tennessee, Carruth said.

North America's tiniest turtle is at risk, with a dwindling population and shrinking bog habitat. Zoo Knoxville's work gives the species a better chance at survival. The increasingly rare reptile ...

Adult bog turtles can grow to about the size of a sea turtle hatchling and have shells as big as 4½ inches long. They are known for their yellow-orange cheek spots.

The bog turtle is North America’s smallest turtle, measuring about the length of a human thumb. It is also one of the continent’s most imperiled turtles: Its southern population has declined by at ...

The bog turtle is the smallest turtle found in North America. It measures roughly the length of a human thumb. Over the last 20 years, the southern population has declined by around 50%, and fewer ...

Many wetlands harboring bog turtles have been drained, filled and replaced with farmland, homes and businesses. That’s the turtle’s main problem.

The bog turtle is the smallest turtle found in North America. It measures roughly the length of a human thumb. Skip to content. WAVY.com. Norfolk 48 ...

The bog turtle is the smallest turtle found in North America. It measures roughly the length of a human thumb. Over the last 20 years, the southern population has declined by around 50%, and fewer ...

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

(WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The ...

How does Zoo Knoxville help bog turtles? Zoo Knoxville has been working with bog turtles since 1986, when former curator of herpetology Bern Tryon helped discover them in Tennessee, Carruth said.