Declines Driven by Habitat Destruction Across Midwest, Northeast
Wood turtle photo by Diane Baedeker Petit, USDA
RICHMOND,Vt.—(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the wood turtle may qualify for Endangered Species Act protection. The Center first petitionedfor this turtle — along with more than 50 other amphibians and reptiles — in July 2012 because habitat loss and other…
