As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s collection of nature books and daydream about the creatures within.

Turtles are fascinating creatures, from their prehistoric origins to their fantabulous bony shell, as unique to each turtle ...

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

The Pflugerville facility helps rehabilitate the animals with health conditions due to improper care, as well as those who ...

A box turtle that eats some strawberries and then ... where plenty of people relinquish those they no longer want as pets, a better plan than ‘setting them free,’ in the wild, where they ...

Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture ... They prefer to live in freshwater wetlands with soft soil, and in ...

Wood turtles and yellow mud turtles are both listed as endangered in Iowa due to habitat loss and water pollution. Ornate box turtles, and eastern musk turtles are listed as threatened, along with the ...

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(Photo courtesy St. Croix Snakes Facebook page) A fresh burst of color and conservation is coming to the Virgin Islands this month, as the Department of Planning and Natural Resources launches its ...

"You'll meet turtles, some of our coolest guys: Beep and Boop, Salt and Peppa, Wolverine, Linnaeus," Fladten said. "What's really awesome is it's Beep- our ornate box turtle's- birthday on Sunday ...