Nowadays, John Byrd and his team have no trouble finding the turtles they seek: The researchers simply attach a transmitter ...

Hopefully marked turtles can be found again, so they can gather more data for valuable comparisons. Phillips has three sites in the state, including Middle Fork, where he's trying to track turtles ...

FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. — Some dogs find joy in bones and treats. For John Rucker’s seven Boykin spaniels, they are excited about praise after finding ornate box turtles. “I’m the only person in the ...

Leatherback sea turtles are one of the most migratory animals on Earth and are known to pass through Hawaii’s deep sea during their transoceanic migration. This is a picture of a nesting site outside ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa-- A group of Boykin Spaniels is helping a threatened species one hunt at a time. The dogs from Montana are specially trained to sniff out and retrieve turtles. "They spontaneously ...

JOHNSON COUNTY — In a copse of trees in Johnson County, birdsong trilled over the sound of nearby cars on Monday. In this small patch of wilderness, hidden away behind houses and businesses, John ...

John Rucker was a high school English teacher in North Carolina when he stumbled upon something interesting: Whenever he took his two dogs hiking, they would run into the tall grass and bring him back ...

Dubbed "the vacuum cleaners of the river," these creatures are an environmental lifeline. Officials enlist unusual helpers in ...