Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height ...

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning the ground for something most people would never notice. Somewhere under the ...

Spring weather brings increased turtle movement across Missouri roadways, prompting a safety reminder for drivers.

Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, having lived in an indoor, unnatural environment for decades. Post-rescue, ...

"Box turtles can take between 5 and 10 years to become sexually mature, depending on their sex and the conditions where they live," Irwin said. "They can have multiple clutches of 2 to 6 eggs per year ...

Ken Ferebee recognized her instantly when he saw her in Rock Creek Park. They had met two weeks earlier. "It's a female," he announced, balancing the small eastern box turtle on his palm as he read ...

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 ...