Nine small turtle eggs dug from the shores of Columbia’s Lake Elkhorn in early July have produced penny-sized, non-native false map turtles normally found along the Mississippi River, raising concern ...

A Ponchatoula turtle farmer was sentenced Tuesday (Nov. 26) to two years of probation and a $15,000 fine for illegally shipping 1,500 false map turtles to a buyer in the Netherlands, according to the ...

A Ponchatoula turtle farmer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of illegally shipping 1,500 false map turtles to a buyer in the Netherlands, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported Wednesday (Aug. 22).

We conducted surveys for nesting false map turtles (Graptemys pseudogeographica), spiny softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera), and smooth softshell turtles (A. mutica) along the lower Missouri River ...

Sue Muller carefully scraped the dry dirt from a spot along Columbia’s Lake Elkhorn walking path, using a small garden trowel and a water-filled spray bottle to soften the earth until she saw the ...

Jensen, a two-year-old False Map turtle, from the Mississippi River, gets used to his new home at Blackpool Sea Life Centre in Blackpool, England. Jensen is one of 50 turtles confiscated by customs ...

He was illegally imported into Britain but Jensen has been welcomed with open arms and looks set to stay for good. The two-year-old False Map turtle, from the Mississippi River, has been settling in ...