The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages motorists to give turtles crossing roads a “brake.” Spring rains and ...

Spring weather brings increased turtle movement across Missouri roadways, prompting a safety reminder for drivers.

Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...

Snapping turtles evolved their lightning-fast bite because their shells can’t fully protect them. Without the option to hide, ...