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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From climbing fences to hunting in treetops, uncover the fascinating habits of local creatures.

Dr. Anna Thonis, an ecologist and herpetologist at Stony Brook University, is beginning a new research project on the eastern box turtle at the end of May. The Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt are ...

Merchants Millpond State Park in Gatesville is that rare destination that makes you question whether you’ve somehow slipped ...

CHENNAI, India — For nearly four decades, residents in southern India’s coastal city of Chennai have patrolled moonlit beaches at night trying to protect sea turtles and their hatchlings that ...

On Tuesday morning, the House of Representatives’ Game and Fisheries Committee approved House Bill No. 401 for the eastern box turtle to be designated as the Keystone State’s official state reptile.

SATURDAY, 46 DEGREES. COULD EVEN SEE A FEW SNOWFLAKES WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE Stambaugh said, "The eastern box turtle can be found across the Commonwealth in rural, suburban, and even urban ...

As the world cruises through spring, meteorologists and climatologists are closely watching ever-changing water temperatures in the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean to determine the status of the El ...