The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

After nearly 50 years living on a kitchen floor in New Jersey and eating a diet of mainly cat food, Rockalina the turtle was ...

According to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (ncwildlife.org), the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) can be found in fields, forests and neighborhoods all over the state. As many ...

Q. I know tortoises live on land. Does that mean box turtles (which also live on land) are tortoises? How many true tortoises are there, what parts of the world do they live in and how big do they get ...

DEAR JOAN: We have two female desert tortoises and a box turtle that we have had for more than 50 years. It is getting to be a chore to take care of them properly as we age. Do you know of a zoo or ...

Nine Gulf Coast box turtles, found bound and taped inside shipping boxes by wildlife officials, are now recovering at the ...