An Iowa Department of Natural Resources commission has advanced restrictions on the state's turtle trapping.The rules approved Thursday by the Natural Resource Commission would limit trappers to ...

A day in the field Lyke and her partner start each day bright and early at 6:30 a.m. to check on their turtle traps. They then perform a “work-up” on each turtle that has been caught. “With every ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has proposed new daily catch limits for commercial turtle trapping in Iowa, drawing praise from environmental activists and scorn from trappers who make a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

TABOR, Ia. — Amber Sharp insists that trapping turtles isn’t so much an art form as it is an exercise in common sense. You need to keep an air pocket in the top of the trap so the turtles can come up ...

This turtle trap was set with low expectations and delivered a full blown surprise. What should have been a quiet check turns ...

Checking a turtle trap led to an unexpected catch of colorful baby turtles.

COLUMBUS — Life-long Platte County resident Lee Rupp has been trapping turtles for use in area turtle races for more than 30 years. The veteran turtle wrangler has enjoyed his tag-along apprentice — ...

Several conservation groups have petitioned the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to ban the trapping for sale of the state's wild turtles. The conservation groups cited concerns that unlimited ...

An Iowa Department of Natural Resources commission has advanced restrictions on the state's turtle trapping. The rules approved Thursday by the Natural Resource Commission would limit trappers to ...