The Sultana Education Foundation is thrilled to announce its inaugural Painted Turtle Party in the Wetlands, set to take ...

The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and ...

It was 17 seconds long. A young boy in zombie face paint stood before a local news reporter at an arts festival in Portland, ...

Most of us grew up with the rabbit and the turtle story, where the turtle wins by simply taking its time. That idea tends to stick and influences how we picture turtles for years. In real life, they ...

In the Indian Ocean there’s an old fisher’s trick. The wily hunter catches a remora. They tie a line to its tail and throw it loose. Living up to its suckerfish moniker with a forehead wrinklier than ...

Everyone’s invited to Slough Fest, a free series of nature walks, birdwatching tours and other accessible outings Feb. 28-March 8 across the Columbia Slough watershed. Slough Fest, with virtual ...

A wildlife crossing in Eliot, Maine, has successfully reduced turtle deaths on State Route 236. The underpass was specifically designed to protect the endangered Blanding's turtle. Since the tunnel's ...

As we humans warm ourselves with space heaters, coats and gloves, western painted turtles are at the bottom of our region’s ice-covered ponds, streams and creeks. Sometimes they can be seen through ...

An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...

The former CEO of a Paul Newman-founded non-profit camp for children with serious medical conditions is accused of embezzling millions from the organization. Christopher L. Butler, 49, of Porter Ranch ...