Close off a road. Chalk in the outlines of an intricately-designed loggerhead turtle on the concrete pavement. Hand out paintbrushes, rollers and 40 gallons of paint, and invite the neighbors to make ...

Florida Fish & Wildlife is reminding everyone to stop painting on turtle or tortoise shells as it can pose a danger to their health. “While to you it may seem harmless, painting the shells of turtles ...

CONCORD, N.H. (CBS) - The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department issued a simple plea on Tuesday to anyone who comes across a turtle. "Do not paint turtle's shells," NH Fish and Game wrote on Facebook ...

Salisbury artist Joe Heilig relied mostly on spray paint to create the box turtle on a rock outcropping in Faith. Submitted photo FAITH — Brenda Sutton and her husband worked long hours cleaning out ...

MONTVERDE, Fla. - A man accused of painting a turtle red said he didn't know the reptile was in a hole that he dumped a five-gallon bucket of paint and concrete into, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

An illegally painted gopher turtle. The FWC is asking Floridians to remember that it is illegal to paint turtle shells because it is harmful to the animal. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Wildlife officials are urging Florida residents and tourists to stop painting turtles and tortoises. While a turtle shell decorated with a hand-painted sunset or ocean waves may be artistic, you’re ...

Curbed is reporting on the latest victim of luxury condos: Myrtle the Turtle. Who's behind the act of animal cruelty? All fingers are pointing to the construction workers, who have the same shade of ...

Relegated to the alley since the state smoking ban took effect, patrons of Turtle’s Bar and Grill now have something else to focus on while they’re taking cigarette breaks. Shakopee artist Steve ...