AMES, Iowa – A new study from Iowa State University scientists could flip the established framework for how scientists believe geography influences sex determination in painted turtles on its shell.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hoping to give a claw up to one of Iowa’s most elusive — and most threatened — turtle species by head-starting two Blanding’s turtle hatchlings at the ...

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo by Iowa DNR) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a loss ...