Following a petition and agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle as threatened ... are known for ...

Before 40 of the creatures were released into the Neosho River in September, the snapping turtle breed was not ... both types of snappers have rigid shells, alligator snapping turtles have an ...

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the alligator snapping turtle under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. This prehistoric-looking freshwater turtle is known ...