This year has been a great one for spotting Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina) in the Andorra Natural Area, the northern end of Wissahickon Park. We had three unique animals sighted: one ...

As you read this, eastern box turtles are coming out of hibernation on forest floors. Box turtles are land creatures that live among fallen leaves, ferns and moss-covered logs in deciduous woods in ...

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 ...

As the unofficial start to summer approaches with the long-awaited holiday weekend, people are eagerly anticipating the warmer weather and outdoor activities. However, amidst the excitement, it's ...

Wild Bulletin, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife: The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) is a species of hinge-shelled turtle that lives on forested land in Indiana.

A baby McCord’s box turtle was hatched at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas, giving the species hope after going extinct in the wild. The zoo made the announcement on Facebook over the weekend and ...

My neighbor has a special affinity for turtles. For years, whenever he saw a box turtle on the highway or crossing a secondary road, he would not just move it off the pavement, he would put it into ...