Eastern box turtles are declining due to slow reproduction, habitat fragmentation, road mortality, and agricultural hazards. Researchers track turtles using radio telemetry and GPS loggers to map ...

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning the ground for something most people would never notice. Somewhere under the ...

Are box turtles in worse shape than herpetologists thought? University of Toledo researchers raise the question in new research published in the journal Ecology and Evolution. Analyzing years of field ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — 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 ...

Researchers in Middle Tennessee are making sure Eastern box turtles stay a part of the state's ecosystem. Trump signals willingness to defend Diego Garcia military base if future deal threatens US ...

'This is the best possible outcome for the twin turtles,' the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke said of the hatchlings' operation The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center Two eastern Box ...

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 ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Some good news for the turtle population in Virginia - it’s growing! The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has successfully hatched four Eastern Box Turtles, two of which are ...

The mother turtle, suffering from a severe ear infection, laid her eggs in captivity while still recovering. The center was able to incubate the eggs, leading to this exciting hatching. Baby turtles ...

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden recently teamed up with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to help a unique group of Dayton-area students find a new home. On Sept. 3 and 4, 21 box turtles ...