The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are ...

human encroachment on box turtle habitat across the commonwealth has created some concern. Numbers of eastern box turtles seem to be declining because of habitat fragmentation, poaching ...

He's the only box turtle the facility keeps in a tank ... turtles from a safe distance and leaving them in their natural habitat, according to Prosser. Releasing box turtles into new environments ...

It was a box turtle that inspired Leone to start his reptile ... Sponsor Message She was moved into a habitat that mimicked her natural ecosystem, decked out with fake logs, a water area, pine ...

The hands-on event trained dozens of utility vegetation management staff and contractors in identifying and safely relocating species such as the Eastern Box Turtle ...

A former NC State College of Veterinary Medicine student has studied the spots with the highest volume of turtle-related ...

Recently, a box turtle named Rockalina appeared in the news ... she was originally removed from her natural habitat back in the late 1970s. She spent years on the slick floor, being fed food ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University want residents in the Triangle area to be cautious of turtles crossing the ...

The eastern box turtle is facing population decline due to habitat loss. A species of turtle has taken one step closer to becoming Pennsylvania’s state reptile. The House Game and Fisheries ...

Rockalina the eastern box turtle when she was first rescued by ... But their numbers have dwindled, thanks to habitat loss, vehicle strikes and people taking them in as pets, according to the ...