I read a Miami Herald article about a new form of graffiti – painting wild gopher tortoises, native land turtles that get bigger than volleyballs. The article referred to a Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

With early ice-outs on some lakes this year, it's time to see active turtles. Painted turtles are usually first seen sunning a few days before the ice cover leaves larger lakes in various parts of ...

The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.

Science and nature worked together to bring the newest members of the endangered species into existence. Zoo experts across departments had to keep a close eye on incubator and water temperatures so ...

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HOUSTON — Houston Zoo recently became the home of four newly hatched painted terrapin turtles, one of the most endangered species of turtles in the world. They're the first painted terrapin turtles to ...

An environmental scientist at Harrisburg University recently found the shell of an extinct, previously unknown turtle species at a fossil site in Tennessee. The discovery of the painted turtle – which ...

U.S. Customs officers were shell-shocked when they came upon a quartet of painted turtles being brought into the country by an American family returning from a trip to China. The unidentified family ...

Turtles illegally dumped at Salem's Minto-Brown Island Park are threatening to push out Oregon turtles as the creatures square off over nesting grounds and other natural necessities. The battle has ...

VIRGINIA (CBS) - Custom and Border Protection officers have seen a lot of crazy things at airports, but this may be a new one, after stopping a family with four baby turtles. Take a look at these ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) --It's not unusual to see wild turtles around Maryland this time of year, so Maryland's Department of Natural Resources urges residents to help them when they can. Common turtles ...

GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Ongoing research at East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) Gray Fossil Site unearthed a species of horned painted turtles completely new to science, school officials say.