Two years after 43 box turtles were seized in St. Mary's County, DNR says current rules fail to curb poaching and plans ...

Now that it's officially summer in Greater Cincinnati, you may notice a familiar hard-shell creature: the box turtle. Eastern box turtles are most commonly found in the woodlands throughout Ohio and ...

A Kentucky woman received a surprise when she bought a new home in Campbellsville and found an unusually colored turtle living on the property, sparking an investigation and a public warning for ...

Common snapping turtles have a carnivorous side, feeding on animal prey as part of their role as freshwater predators. Other ...

A significant number of turtles have been rescued from a river in New Jersey, sparking urgent rehabilitation efforts. The rescued turtles include native Eastern box turtles alongside non-native ...

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An ambitious long-term study of box turtles seeks to study the population across North Carolina to determine the health of the species over a hundred years. With a story about an animal that inspires ...

There’s a good reason for the box turtle’s name. A hinge on the bottom of its shell lets the land-dwelling turtle pull its legs, head, and tail inside and close it up tight — like a box. When I was a ...

Unregulated trade—at 10 to 100 times legal levels—has caused Southeast Asian Box Turtles almost to vanish from parts of Indonesia where they were once common, according to a new report by the wildlife ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is warning that illegal collection and trade of native turtles and other ...