NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Park officials are concerned after an Eastern box turtle was painted with nail polish at David Crockett State Park. The park posted an image of the painted turtle to Facebook ...

In Chinese mythology, a goddess cuts off the legs of a giant sea turtle to prop up the sky. These stories have elements in ...

Painted box turtles are a local species that recently was nurtured by Niabi Zoo personnel. Turtle eggs were donated by federal wildlife officials, and the eggs hatched and were nurtured at the zoo, ...

Along the edge of the road, you spot something small, round and dark, but it's not a rock and it's not another piece of litter. It's moving, and while it doesn't seem to be getting anywhere fast, it ...

ROMNEY, W.Va. — Although painted box turtles are a fairly common site to most West Virginians, the species faces a substantial threat which most Mountain State residents had no idea existed. The ...

I read a Miami Herald article about a new form of graffiti – painting wild gopher tortoises, native land turtles that get bigger than volleyballs. The article referred to a Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) --It's not unusual to see wild turtles around Maryland this time of year, so Maryland's Department of Natural Resources urges residents to help them when they can. Common turtles ...

The Sedgwick County Zoo shared that the hatching of the McCord's box turtle is "an important milestone for conservation" Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

If you are thinking about keeping a turtle you find in the wilderness, there are a few things you should consider. Turtles are intriguing with their colorful shells, and people are drawn to them.

After Kansas lawmakers failed to pass heightened protections for ornate box turtles, government regulators have taken action to protect the state reptile from poachers who would have them "exported ...