In honor of World Turtle Day, The Audubon Society’s Nature Center and Aquarium will host a family event on Friday, May 23 to ...

A wild eastern box turtle who was kept as a pet for decades has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her ...

Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these endangered and threatened species to help protect ...

Rockalina the eastern box turtle had never ventured outdoors since 1977 — now she’s healing and getting to feel grass beneath ...

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During the visits, researchers met two residents with pet turtles who let them photograph and analyze the animals, the study said. To the team’s surprise — and excitement — the pets turned out to be ...