ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center was a part of an exceptionally uncommon box turtle hatch that has gone viral. The center welcomed four Eastern Box Turtles, two of which ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...

'This is the best possible outcome for the twin turtles,' the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke said of the hatchlings' operation Two eastern Box turtles were born as conjoined twins at ...

Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its life hatching underground before emerging at the surface. But what does this ...

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The Turtles of Western Highway helps turtles who want to cross the road to lay their eggs. About 90 days later, volunteers come out to find the tiny hatchlings and gather them up to get them back to ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.