Turtle who spent decades eating cat food gets a new best friend after remarkable recovery (exclusive)

Her rescuers say the once-shut-down turtle is now showing natural behaviors they feared she had lost forever ...
WLWT

Box turtles get new home thanks to Cincinnati Zoo, ODNR

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden recently teamed up with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to help a unique group of Dayton-area students find a new home. On Sept. 3 and 4, 21 box turtles ...
The New York Times

The Turtle Who Came Back From the Dead

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — I admit it: I’m jealous of my writing-group partners, Mary Laura Philpott ...
WBAL-TV

Famous LEGO turtle returns to native habitat in Baltimore

Famous LEGO wild Eastern box turtle is back in its native habitat in Baltimore.According to Maryland Zoo officials, the turtle has been out of the LEGO wheelchair for a year and he's been able to move ...
The Virginian-Pilot

The box turtles of Indian River Park and the dogs who love them

Indian River Park is their natural habitat. They creep and crawl through the park — mostly unobserved — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They move silently through their surroundings. Their natural ...
AOL

Why Scientists Are Attaching Tiny GPS Devices to Eastern Box Turtles

Each Eastern box turtle's shell has unique yellow or orange markings, like fingerprints, helping researchers identify individuals. Eastern box turtles are declining due to slow reproduction, habitat ...
Wicked Local

Tracking the secretive box turtle with HCT

HARWICH -- Tracking turtles isn’t as easy as one might think, but Michael Musnick, a passionate amateur herpetologist, is doing his best. Holding an antenna and receiver, Musnick sets off down one of ...