Box turtles might be holding up traffic this time of year, experts warn, but wrongly moving them confuses them. Each year, hungry turtles will cross the road to get to their favorite feeding grounds.

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...

Karen Deville usually looks forward to rainy days — but not just because it waters her plants. Deville is delighted that when it rains, and box turtles creep out of her yard, in Baton Rouge's ...

This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years,... How do you save the beloved box turtle? A 100-year ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet the box turtles at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe! They are very common in ...

As the unofficial start to summer approaches with the long-awaited holiday weekend, people are eagerly anticipating the warmer weather and outdoor activities. However, amidst the excitement, it's ...

Indian River Park is their natural habitat. They creep and crawl through the park — mostly unobserved — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They move silently through their surroundings. Their natural ...

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 ...

FRANKLIN GROVE -- In Northwestern Illinois near Franklin Grove, there sits 4,000 acres of the Nachusa Grasslands. On Wednesday, May 18, The Chicago Zoological Society led a team of University of ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A 53-year-old man has been charged with turtle trafficking after wildlife inspectors at a Torrance mail facility intercepted packages containing protected eastern box turtles ...

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...