Purdue University

A Moment in the Wild: Northern Map Turtle

In this episode of A Moment in the Wild, Purdue extension wildlife technician Zach Truelock introduces you to the northern map turtle. This species is named for the fact that its shell resembles a ...
The Conversation

Northern map turtles survive cold winter conditions by staying active under ice

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 ...
LancasterOnline

Through the Viewfinder: Turtle on the rocks

I took this photo while kayaking a section of the Susquehanna River near the Norman Wood Bridge in Martic Township on May 7, 2023. The northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica), also known as the ...
EurekAlert!

Study shows how turtles fared decade after oil spill

Twelve years after an oil spill coated nearly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, new research at The University of Toledo confirms that turtles rehabilitated in the aftermath of the disaster had high ...