Claim to fame: Northern map turtles were formerly known as “common map turtles,” but biologists have recommended the name change because the former name might mislead people into thinking these ...

In this episode of A Moment in the Wild, Purdue extension wildlife technician Zach Truelock introduces you to the northern map turtle. This species is named for the fact that its shell resembles a ...

Grégory Bulté, an Ottawa-area biologist, holds a map turtle shell that shows the distinctive 'map' pattern that gives the turtle its name. (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit) The northern map turtle is ...

Imagine it’s winter, and you’re standing on a frozen lake or pond, when suddenly below your feet you notice hundreds of turtles. What are they doing down there below the ice? Freshwater turtles in ...

I took this photo while kayaking a section of the Susquehanna River near the Norman Wood Bridge in Martic Township on May 7, 2023. The northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica), also known as the ...

Students from Rensselaer Junior Senior High School are learning about northern map turtles at the BASF wildlife habitat site on Hudson River. Students joined Molly Borst, BASF science education ...