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Now that it's officially summer in Greater Cincinnati, you may notice a familiar hard-shell creature: the box turtle. Eastern box turtles are most commonly found in the woodlands throughout Ohio and ...

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Article by Molly Schafer Photos courtesy of Molly Schafer, Mat Smith, Andy Tocydlowski, Maya Walker, Jim White, Kenneth Geisert and University Archives September 10, 2024 The discovery of a ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s collection of nature books and daydream about the creatures within. One species ...

If you spot a turtle trying to cross a road, it is important to follow some simple rules. Make sure that you are in a safe ...

SOUTHWICK – Just as Conservation Commission Coordinator Sabrina Pooler bent over to pick up a dead box turtle she found while searching for vernal pools with U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Nathan ...

A rare pair of Eastern box turtle twins separated at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center are continuing to grow months ...

This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years,... How do you save the beloved box turtle? A 100-year ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact — although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...