The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Painted turtle hatchlings began emerging Tuesday at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County headquarters in west suburban Wheaton. Forest Preserve ...

That's a shame, because the indigenous western painted turtle lives true to its name. Fine yellow lines accent its shiny green carapace, or shell. Their heads, when they stick them out ...

You might inadvertently end the life of an adorable and vulnerable baby turtle. Midland painted turtle hatchlings overwinter in their nests and emerge around the time of the cherry blossom season ...

That can depend on location and the general speed of traffic. A sweet little painted turtle or box turtle might prove fairly easy to pick up, but snapping turtles? Don't try to grab it by the tail ...

Habitat destruction and degradation are contributing factors to the situation, and some species, like the wood turtle, are also threatened by poaching and illegal trade, according to Montreal's Espace ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - Trained volunteers have spotted the season’s first sea turtle nest a few days earlier than normal, the Department of Natural Resources says. The volunteers, with the Folly ...

But they are often crossing roads to do so, putting them in harm's way. That's why "turtle heroes" are needed to move them safely off the road or to avoid hitting them with vehicles. SEE ALSO: How we ...

Habitat destruction and degradation are contributing factors to the situation, and some species, like the wood turtle, are also threatened by poaching and illegal trade, according to Montreal's ...

Onassis, a giant Amazon river turtle, has lived at the zoo since Valentine's Day 1969. She was named after shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who had married Jackie Kennedy a few months prior.

Miami Heat all-timer Dwyane Wade did an admirable job of this, going so far as to chronicle his basketball career in a new tattoo spanning the length of his chest. The new tattoo illustrates a ...