In several states around the US, a small turtle whose population decreases annually has been placed on the endangered species list. Now, as the fate of Iowa's Blanding's turtle is being decided ...

After putting on surgical gloves, Matthew Allender gingerly picked up a Blanding’s turtle to inspect it for signs of a rare fungal pathogen. The fungus was recently discovered in the state ...

A state-endangered Blanding’s turtle at the Brookfield Zoo on Dec. 23, 2024. Researchers from the Brookfield Zoo and the University of Illinois Wildlife Epidemiology Lab recently documented the ...