Many turtles are finishing up their annual breeding and egg-laying cycles, which also puts them on the move. The three-toed box turtle is one of the most common turtles motorists will encounter in The ...

Now that it's officially summer in Greater Cincinnati, you may notice a familiar hard-shell creature: the box turtle. Eastern box turtles are most commonly found in the woodlands throughout Ohio and ...

The Sedgwick County Zoo shared that the hatching of the McCord's box turtle is "an important milestone for conservation" Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, ...

Nests in some regions will be "completely vanished" in the next several decades. Sea level rise is likely presenting more threats to an already vulnerable marine species, according to new research. As ...

This year has been a great one for spotting Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina) in the Andorra Natural Area, the northern end of Wissahickon Park. We had three unique animals sighted: one ...

Arkansas is home to 16 turtle species. Only two, the three-toed box turtle and the ornate box turtle, are land dwellers. Box turtles are the only turtles in North America with a flexible hinge on ...

Dennis Chase, a retired biologist in Fayette County, is greatly concerned about the future of the Eastern box turtle, one of Georgia’s most common terrestrial turtles that often nests in our yards.