Southern bog turtles, the smallest turtles in North America, have seen their southern population decline by 50% since 2000, with fewer than 2,000 remaining in the wild. These thumb-sized turtles ...
(WKRN) — A lawsuit was filed on Monday against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), reportedly aimed to highlight the urgent need to protect the smallest turtle species in the country, which is ...
ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the southern population of the bog turtle as a federal endangered ...
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 ...