Every spring, thousands of turtles begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Sometimes they have to cross Missouri's roads to do it. Every year, Jeff Briggler sees the same ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Motorists across Missouri are being asked to slow down and stay alert for turtles crossing roadways during the spring months, ...

State and federal agencies in Missouri have reduced turtle fatalities along a dangerous stretch of US Route 67 near the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary by installing a rock berm and planting ...

Two activities—harvesting turtles for food and riverside development—in Southern Missouri sharply reduced the number of northern map turtles in one river. When that happened, a longtime competitor ...

WEST ALTON, Missouri — Turtles looking for mates or nesting sites in West Alton are less likely to be killed by vehicles since state and federal officials put measures in place to protect them. Caleb ...

Researchers studying river turtles in Missouri found populations of the northern map turtle have not recovered from harvesting in the 1970s. University of Florida researchers studying river turtles in ...

Nineteen sea turtles that were rehabilitated in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England were released Wednesday afternoon into the Atlantic Ocean off of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas City, Mo. — Motorists may see some reptilian friends on the roads this spring. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – It’s that time of year when spring rains and warmer weather bring wild turtles out to the roads in search of food and mates. Turtles are widely admired by humans for their gentle ...

With warmer weather here, turtles can be spotted more frequently on the roads, and that’s why the Missouri Department of Conservation is asking drivers to give them a break.In a news release, the MDC ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A snapping turtle moved to higher ground on a Phelps County road near the Gasconade River, which flooded its banks at Jerome, Mo.

Motorists across Missouri are being asked to slow down and stay alert for turtles crossing roadways during the spring months, according to a community announcement from the Missouri Department of ...