A celebration for the rare beast, who loved warm rocks and ate rats, will be held Jan 18. in Golden Gate Park.

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ANIMAL tales, as purloined from the Erle Stanley Gardner animal crime reading room . . . because animal behaviors cause Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies ...

You'll find the classic meat staples just about everywhere. However, there are some regional meats that are truly unique. But do they all just taste like chicken? Here are several of the strangest ...

I was inspired to write this column after listening to Patti Smith’s story about her nonverbal communication with a snapping turtle during a recent New York Times interview with Ezra Klein. She ...

Kansas wildlife biologists are working to restore 21 imperiled aquatic species, including the endangered Neosho mucket mussel. Mussels are crucial for river ecosystems as they filter gallons of water ...

Trevor Starks stands in the Neosho River holding a rare mussel. He’s smiling because this find is his first evidence that the mussel, a Neosho mucket, is surviving here eight months after he and other ...

Juvenile snapping turtles are hatching and crossing the bike path in Burlington's South End. Officials advise the public to let the turtles cross on their own and not to handle them. Mind your wheels ...

CHICAGO—Krystyna Kurth likes to begin her tours of the river cutting past the city’s post-industrial area with a word association game. Kurth, coordinator of conservation action at the Shedd Aquarium, ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --A large, invasive alligator snapping turtle spotted under a dock at a Washington beach was safely removed by a lifeguard supervisor, officials said. Kirkland Parks & Community Services ...

A snap decision led to a big catch. A valiant lifeguard plucked a massive alligator snapping turtle from the waters of a Washington state park — then posed triumphantly with the invasive creature. The ...

An alligator snapping turtle – a freshwater species native to the southern United States – has been captured at a lakefront park in Kirkland, Washington. Kirkland Parks this week shared an image ...