The zoo is home to 12 adult box turtles. They can be found directly outside the reptile house in the turtle yard. For more ...

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

It's mating season for turtles, and as a protected species they deserve the respect the designation gives. And sometimes they need help across the road. Zack LeClair, shift lead at Wild Heart Ranch, a ...

Indonesian officials caught 215 turtles and five snakes at Bakauheni Port, South Lampung Regency, before they could be smuggled out of the country.

By Stephen J. Kotz Volunteers are needed to walk slowly — very slowly — through the woods in the Long Pond Greenbelt in ...

Sitting in front of a monitor with a technician from the Smithsonian, I am watching the progress of Turtle 4004, known as ...

This spring you may see bright yellow lawn signs identifying “Turtle Crossings” on roads at streams and wetlands in three ...

George Wendt, an American actor and comedian who earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for his performance as Norm Peterson ...

Turtles live all over the world, from the oceans to the desert. Today, let's learn the difference between sea turtles and ...

Turtle laying season has arrived, meaning thousands of turtles will be on their way fighting for a chance to make it to the ...

When our kids were little, we took them on adventures. Now that they’re adults, they take my wife and me on adventures.

Snapping turtles are feeling the love from humans. But as nesting season approaches, they and other species face danger ...