Riverview Park and Zoo has played a vital role in expanding the population of the critically endangered Sulawesi forest turtle. Hatched on Feb. 9, Indy is the fifth successful hatchling to survive ...

A Valemount Historic Society event at Golden Years Lodge gave residents plenty of historical knowledge to chew on last month. The February 19th event, titled “Yellowhead Pass and Its Recipes,” ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to aquatic life in the winter when lakes freeze over? Rather than hibernating as mammals do, some animals go through a process known as brumation. Freshwater ...

Luckily, these snappers are willingly frozen and are just undergoing a process called brumation. This is a form of dormancy for reptiles. A cold temperature change also means that reptiles can’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snapping turtles in Iowa lie in a state of brumation under the frozen waters. This is a natural process that reptiles experience ...

Carole Allen — founder of HEART (Help Endangered Animals Ridley Turtles) and the first director of the Turtle Island Restoration Network’s Gulf of Mexico office — passed away at the age of 90. For ...

Snapping turtles lure fish with a worm-like tongue and strike fast. Finding one inside my pond was a nightmare scenario. We had to move quickly before it did more damage. What followed was intense.