ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the southern population of the bog turtle as a federal endangered ...

ATLANTA - The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing the agency of delaying critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A lawsuit was filed on Monday against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), reportedly aimed to highlight the urgent need to protect the smallest turtle species in the ...

There are fewer bog turtles because of their rare − and shrinking − habitat, along with dangers posed by poaching and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville's head-start program brings in bog turtle ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — A petition is calling for the protection of the southern bog turtle, North America’s smallest turtle, a species native to North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia.

(WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that it would consider protecting the southern population of the imperiled bog turtle under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now ...

The lawsuit filed on Monday pushes the Fish and Wildlife Service to make decisions about protections for both southern bog turtles and a fish called the roughhead shiner. North America’s smallest ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — A petition is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North America's tiniest turtle is at risk, with a dwindling population and shrinking bog habitat. Zoo Knoxville's work gives the ...