Stolen from inside was a trolley cart, a cellular enabled iPad, two power bars as well as a mallet used to hammer in spikes ...

Eastern box turtles thrive at this Benton Harbor nature center with its diverse habitats. Researchers hope to find out why.

Thereafter, the photograph of the wildlife species were taken and sent to Regional Deputy Director, Wildlife Crime Control ...

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A western painted turtle has been returned home to Still Pond in Kelowna's Wilden community. The small creature had been in the care of the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society for six weeks after ...

Members of the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society travelled to Kelowna to release a western painted turtle that had been in their care for several weeks.

Would you shell out a few extra bucks every year to help rescue wild turtles? A bill in the state legislature would create a special license plate that would provide funding for the Turtle Rescue ...

Box turtles also have to contend with illicit collecting from the wild for the pet trade and black-market cuisine. Many states that are home to Eastern box turtles have conferred some degree of ...

The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a salamander, more specifically, the eastern hellbender.

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 ...

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Box turtles also have to contend with illicit collecting from the wild for the pet trade and black-market cuisine. Many states that are home to eastern box turtles have conferred some degree of ...