The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is set to launch a formal review to determine whether the diamondback terrapin, a turtle found throughout Delmarva’s coastal marshes and estuaries, should receive protection under the Endangered Species Act.
As many species of turtles enter peak nesting season in Maryland, state officials are urging drivers to slow down and watch for animals crossing roads in known nesting hotspots, including Deal Island Road in Somerset County and the Dover Bridge in Talbot County.
WBOC is proud to serve the Terrapin Nature Park, and all of Queen Anne's County.
The Maryland Coastal Bays Program is in week two of their two week terrapin study. Each year, scientists and volunteers look on land and in ou…
The Maryland Coastal Bays Program is asking the community to help collect data on Diamondback Terrapin Turtles.
WBOC is proud to serve the Terrapin Nature Park, and all of Queen Anne's County.
OCEAN CITY, Md.- A pair of diamond back terrapin turtles were illegally captured and brought to Buffalo, New York earlier this summer. Today, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program sent them back to their natural habitat.
The Maryland Coastal Bays Program is seeking volunteers to participate in the Annual Diamondback Terrapin count beginning May 31 through June 11.
