Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height ...

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...

Spring weather brings increased turtle movement across Missouri roadways, prompting a safety reminder for drivers.

An ambitious long-term study of box turtles seeks to study the population across North Carolina to determine the health of the species over a hundred years. With a story about an animal that inspires ...