Jamesport-based Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons has moved its annual fundraiser to Thursday, Oct. 8 after last week’s ...

The Eastern box turtle was found with a bright blue shell — and a layer of red paint underneath, suggesting she’d been ...

More than 200 sea turtle eggs rescued from two historic Southern California nests are now incubating at the Aquarium of the ...

Olive ridley sea turtles nested in California for the first time, raising questions about warm waters, nesting range, and ...

When a Kentucky woman purchased a home in the town of Campbellsville, she had no idea that she would also be taking in an ...

Experts at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach planned a news conference Friday to offer an update on the endangered sea turtle nests left on two Orange County beaches. A sea turtle nesting spot ...

Foxes like to raid the nests of diamondback terrapins on Staten Island. But a “turtle garden” and incubators at the local zoo ...

Bright yellow and orange markings give this Eastern box turtle a distinctive appearance as he rests beside his caretaker. Native to the eastern United States, this little turtle has a patterned shell ...

A tiny Eastern box turtle shows why its shell is one of its most impressive features. The expert wildlife handler explains how these turtles can pull their entire body inside and use protective flaps ...

McCord’s box turtle is a small turtle characterized by its dark brown shell and yellow tail, limbs, underside and pointed head. The stripe extending down the tail is thicker and longer in males than ...

Frances Figart's favorite pieces are those that highlight her neighbors in the Smokies: owls, hawks, weasels, bobcats, box ...

More than 800 North American box turtles taken from traffickers at New York-area airports have been rescued and rehabilitated with help from the Bronx Zoo, marking a grim benchmark in the battle ...