More than 40% of the country’s fish and turtles are at risk of extinction, primarily because of habitat loss and development, pollution, poaching, invasive species and climate change. Photo of bog ...

Southern bog turtle (Courtesy: Tennessee Wildlife Resources ... endangered species would ensure the protection of their natural habitat and require the federal government to make an effort to ...

PREVIOUS: Rare Southern Bog Turtle Moves One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection Only 500 acres of mountain bog habitat remain across the southern range, which spans Georgia, Virginia ...

Only 500 acres of mountain bog habitat remain across the turtles’ entire southern range, and many of the bog turtles’ remaining wetlands have recently lost federal and state protections.

Only 14 viable sites remain across the turtle’s entire five-state southern range. Full protection as an endangered species would ensure that bog turtles and their remaining habitat are safeguarded. It ...

ATLANTA - The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing the agency of delaying critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections ...