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 ...

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.

SOUTHWICK – Just as Conservation Commission Coordinator Sabrina Pooler bent over to pick up a dead box turtle she found while searching for vernal pools with U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Nathan ...

As prairie has decreased in Illinois to less than one-tenth of 1% of its original area, the ornate box turtle has become critically endangered in the state. The Nature Conservancy's Nachusa Grasslands ...

Slow down for a minute and meet the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s turtle-y awesome Asian box turtles! Reptile Discovery Center animal keeper, Kyle Miller, shares his experiences working with these ...

While the Boykin spaniels that helped out at Nachusa Grasslands have retired, the ornate box turtle research continues. Go to this article to learn more. Ruger, Yogi and Skeeter are unfazed by the ...

If you want to save turtles, you have to find them first... and that’s no easy task. Eastern box turtles are masters of camouflage, which makes them hard for predators to spot and even harder for ...