Ten Eastern box turtles are on their way to finding a new home in Southwest Ohio, after researchers opened the gates to their enclosure at Bowyer Farm on Wednesday afternoon, giving them a taste of ...

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden joined the Ohio Division of Wildlife in September for a statewide conservation effort to reintroduce Eastern Box Turtles to the wild. After a four week soft release ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten Eastern box turtles are on their way to finding a new home in Southwest Ohio, after researchers opened the gates to their ...

Scientists with the Ohio Division of Wildlife take a final round of health measurements before releasing a group of Eastern box turtles into the wild. Ten rescued box turtles have new homes in the ...

April set off down a wooded path on the North Fork, nose to the ground, darting and weaving through the bunchberry, blackberry and ferns. She wore a bright orange vest treated with permethrin to deter ...

Why box turtles are nature's tiny tanks Join our online membership: Box turtles have one of the most unique defenses in the reptile world. Their hinged shell allows them to close up tight when ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) — A Gulf Coast box turtle at the Mississippi Aquarium is using a custom 3D-printed wheelchair after injuries left him unable to survive in the wild. Moses, a double amputee ...

HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. (WKRC) - An Indiana man was arrested after he was allegedly found dancing in a roadway with an Eastern Box Turtle and methamphetamine. According to statement issued by the ...

HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — An Indiana man is behind bars after police say he was found dancing in the roadway while holding a rare box turtle and carrying methamphetamine. Indiana DNR officials announced ...

Ornate box turtles face threats from habitat loss, climate change and being hit by cars. Scientists urge the public not to take wild turtles home as pets or for turtle races. If helping a turtle cross ...

Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height on their mowers, allowing turtles to cross the road and not taking them home ...