As youngsters at the new Egremont School in 1952, we had fire drills a few times a year. Fortunately, there was never a real ...

The 10-year project began in 2019, although the zoo was releasing turtles before that and has freed around 3,000 of them over ...

The eastern box turtle is celebrating 30 years as the most highly honored reptile in the Great Smoky Mountains. Here's how it won that status.

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly ...

Researchers from the University of Florida have uncovered the largest known nesting site for the threatened giant South ...

Box turtles also have a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that allows them to close up shop in the front and rear, creating a “box” that protects their entire body from predators. Formerly, the eastern ...

The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge shared that there are five loggerhead sea turtle nests in Virginia Beach, all laid from ...

A Pennsylvania man was caught trying to carry a live turtle through airport security by hiding the reptile in his pants, the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday.