The call of American bullfrogs was deafening when scientists from the University of California, Davis, first began researching the impact of invasive bullfrogs on native northwestern pond turtles at ...

A bill signed by Gov. Henry McMaster will ban the commercial trade of native turtles in the state. Wildlife advocates say that before the legislation was signed last month, South Carolina law ...

A move by the federal government to protect an inland turtle that lives in freshwater and wetlands mainly west of the Cascades is drawing support from thousands of environmentalists but opposition ...

Turtles may not be the cuddliest of creatures, but they’re a vital part of healthy ecosystems. And you can be part of conservation efforts and spread the good word of all they do for us as part of ...

Under the proposed rules, people who have box turtles and other native reptiles and amphibians now could keep their animals as long as they disclose the pets to the wildlife department. The public can ...

Sidney Woodruff of UC Davis holds a northwestern pond turtle at a field site in Yosemite. (Courtesy Sidney Woodruff) The call of American bullfrogs was deafening when scientists from the University of ...

A "constellation of eyes" welcomed Sidney Woodruff the first time she went nighttime frog spotting at Yosemite National Park. Her headlamp lit up thousands of eyes that belonged to the invasive ...

Yosemite’s ponds used to echo with the booming calls of invasive bullfrogs, which devoured young turtles, newts, birds, and more. Now, with bullfrogs nearly gone, native sounds are returning—and so ...