A research project that's the joint effort of several institutions across Middle Tennessee aimed at better understanding how Eastern Box Turtles navigate the Central Basin has wrapped its first stage.

Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in turtles people can no longer care for. Rockalina's case was different. "Like we do in any rescue, we ask to see the photos ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles - North ...

The story of Rockalina the turtle — who was rescued after nearly a half-century of neglect — now has a new character. Enter an Oreo-sized baby turtle, who will be Rockalina's new friend and who ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering designating the eastern box turtle as the state reptile. The bill's inspiration came from a first-grade class that noticed Pennsylvania lacked a state reptile.