Center for Biological Diversity

Rare Southern Bog Turtle Moves One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection

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 ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Petition Seeks to Protect Southern Bog Turtle Under Endangered Species Act

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 ...
WGHP

Rare turtle found in North Carolina one step closer to becoming endangered species

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...
WKRN-TV

Lawsuit filed to push for federal protection of southern bog turtles

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 ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Georgia's southern bog turtle among species at risk, lawsuit filed

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 ...
WNCT

NC’s thumb-sized turtles are the smallest on the continent; petition calls for their federal protection

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.
E&E

Enviros take feds to court over a pint-size turtle

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 ...
Yahoo

North America's tiniest turtle is at risk. Zoo Knoxville is helping improve its odds

North America's tiniest turtle is at risk, with a dwindling population and shrinking bog habitat. Zoo Knoxville's work gives the species a better chance at survival. The increasingly rare reptile is ...
WNCT

Rare turtle found in NC one step closer to becoming endangered species

(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 ...
WGHP

NC’s thumb-sized turtles are the smallest on the continent; petition calls for their federal protection

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 ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

Rare turtle found in Tennessee one step closer to becoming endangered species

(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 ...