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A tiny Eastern box turtle shows why its shell is one of its most impressive features. The expert wildlife handler explains ...

Bright yellow and orange markings give this Eastern box turtle a distinctive appearance as he rests beside his caretaker. Native to the eastern United States, this little turtle has a patterned shell ...

Demand for wild-caught animals can carry consequences far beyond a single sale.

As many as 4,470 hatchlings were disoriented by lights, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.

More than 200 box turtles have now been recovered following an illegal dumping incident in Cranford, as officials wind down the collection effort. The Township of Cranford said 208 box turtles had ...

Sea turtle conservation is a lot like planting a tree today to be able to sit in shade years from now. Both are long-term investments. “We put a lot of good conservation measures into place about 30 ...

Nesting sea turtles are rewriting the history books along Florida's coastline this summer. Staff and marine biologists at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center have officially documented 1,077 loggerhead sea ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Sea turtle nesting is on pace for a record year along Florida's Space Coast, with thousands more nests already recorded than in previous seasons and nearly two months remaining ...

Hundreds of thousands of olive ridley turtles descended upon a beach in 2025. Why did so many come ashore during migration?

Boca Raton has set a new record for loggerhead sea turtle nests, surpassing a 36-year-old high. The city also broke its record for leatherback sea turtle nests earlier this season. Conservation ...