Four small chain-link fences have saved about 100 turtles a year from being crushed to death on Minnesota roads. The fences, installed over the past three years, have cut mortalities by as much as 85% ...

Minnesota’s turtles got new protections as of Monday, Jan. 1. In 2023, state lawmakers approved a law eliminating the commercial harvest of two species — western painted turtles and snapping turtles.

A movement to abolish commercial turtle harvesting in Minnesota will continue to inch along despite a setback at the Legislature this year. A measure to revoke the licenses of trappers who still ...

The news for wood turtles in Minnesota is not good. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Wood Turtle Habitat Conservation Plan, finalized in 2020, declining population trends ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Trapping turtles for profit will soon be a thing of the past in Minnesota. Starting next January, commercial harvesting of the state's wild turtles will no longer be legal. It's a move ...

A Minnesota city is taking steps to protect its local turtle population by constructing a new tunnel under a busy road.Bloomington, Minnesota, which is around 10 miles south of Minneapolis, has ...