Kaitlyn McNeilly, owner of Box Turtle Books in uptown Shelby, talks about the store's upcoming grand opening on Jan. 10.

Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, ...

Five rescued northern diamondback terrapin hatchlings will spend the winter at the Liberty Science Center. The turtles were rescued from a vulnerable nesting site on Long Beach Island after hatching ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The story of Rockalina the turtle — who was rescued after nearly a half-century of neglect — now has a new character. Enter an Oreo-sized baby turtle, who will be Rockalina's new friend and who ...

In a video with over 1.7 million views, self-described turtle expert Dan (@dantheturtleman) stitches a video with a creator who buries her two box turtles in the ground in her backyard for the winter.

In a remarkable stride for endangered species conservation, a group of trafficked turtles has been given a new lease on life. Rescued from the clutches of illegal wildlife trade, these turtles are now ...

At the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in Roanoke, Virginia, a mother turtle recovering from an ear abscess recently surprised staff with a clutch of eggs. A couple of months later, those eggs gave ...