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 ...

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 ...

Jessica Robichaud received funding from Carleton University, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Research Fund Small ...

With their leathery, pliant shells, Eastern spiny softshell turtles — the only species of softshell turtles found in New England — are especially vulnerable to predators. Since 1987, they’ve been ...

Hartford, CT -- Two activities – harvesting turtles for food and riverside development – in Southern Missouri sharply reduced the number of northern map turtles in one river. When that happened, a ...

Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these reptiles ...

Malcolm Fenech spent the last few months collecting turtle eggs at Petrie Island to save them from getting eaten by predators. Now, he's incubating them at the Ottawa Riverkeeper's offices. (Hallie ...

The black-knobbed map turtle is one of the most fascinating representatives of North American aquatic turtles–and for good reason. With its compact size, distinctive carapace, and peaceful nature, it ...