Grégory Bulté was snorkelling in the cold waters of Ontario's Opinicon Lake when he noticed the first dead turtle.

Grégory Bulté, an Ottawa-area biologist, holds a map turtle shell that shows the distinctive 'map' pattern that gives the turtle its name. (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit) The northern map turtle is ...

Students from Rensselaer Junior Senior High School are learning about northern map turtles at the BASF wildlife habitat site on Hudson River. Students joined Molly Borst, BASF science education ...

Claim to fame: Northern map turtles were formerly known as “common map turtles,” but biologists have recommended the name change because the former name might mislead people into thinking these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Northern map turtle The northern map turtle is one of three threatened species in Kansas recommended for downlisting after strides ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising culprit, and are left concerned for the future. A female northern map turtle ...