The Sedgwick County Zoo shared that the hatching of the McCord's box turtle is "an important milestone for conservation" Getty Images/Westend61 A zoo in Kansas has welcomed the arrival of a rare ...

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 ...

Would you go sky diving? Strike up a conversation with a stranger? Volunteer to sing on stage? If you say yes, chances are you’re probably a bold person. It turns out ornate box turtles — a threatened ...

This year has been a great one for spotting Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina) in the Andorra Natural Area, the northern end of Wissahickon Park. We had three unique animals sighted: one ...

Researchers used dogs to locate and track Eastern box turtles at Sarett Nature Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The dogs helped researchers capture a record number of turtles, aiming to understand ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...

It's that time of year when spring rains and warmer weather bring wild turtles out to the roads in search of food and mates.

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning the ground for something most people would never notice. Somewhere under the ...