A potential new setback to the contentious One Lake development project comes down to the Pearl River Map Turtle, a species named for its distinct map-like shell pattern, that is unique to the Pearl ...
TYLERTOWN, Miss.—On a clear, hot summer afternoon along the Bogue Chitto creek at Walker’s Bridge Water Park in southern Mississippi, Noah Devros dives into the murky water with a flashlight and cheap ...
The Pearl River map turtle, named for the intricate, map-like details on its blue and yellow skin, earned Endangered Species ...
JACKSON, Miss.— In response to a 2010 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule today protecting the Pearl River map turtle as ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government says it will decide whether protection is needed for a freshwater turtle found only in Mississippi and a related species found in Mississippi and Louisiana.
The event comes as IMMS recognizes Endangered Species Day and highlights its work with Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, the most ...
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - On Wednesday, the Mississippi Aquarium and members of Rehab Heroes celebrated the release of endangered wildlife on the Gulf Coast. Local Sharie Legler was one of many gathering ...