Magpie was selected after a months-long search and trained to sniff out buried nests for faster egg recovery The project, funded by Tito's Handmade Vodka, aims to protect turtle eggs and increase ...

Across Long Island, New York, Eastern box turtles are declining rapidly in population. While not officially labeled as threatened or endangered on the federal level, experts say the turtles are ...

AGAWAM — Mobie sniffed out three eastern box turtles Wednesday morning, hours before students arrived for Eversource’s wildlife detection and protection training program. Two of the turtles were in a ...

Indian River Park is their natural habitat. They creep and crawl through the park — mostly unobserved — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They move silently through their surroundings. Their natural ...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the organization behind the innovative program shares details on the pup's training and what her new job entails Rescue dog Magpie is helping researchers locate ...