Finally, large numbers of box turtles are harvested for the pet trade. Never remove a box turtle from the wild. Box turtles were once found in about 50 of our 88 counties.

Eastern box turtles thrive at this Benton Harbor nature center with its diverse habitats. Researchers hope to find out why.

Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center got a hold of her this February, they worried for ...

CHICAGO— The last of 26 ornate box turtles have hatched at Lincoln Park Zoo and Brookfield Zoo this week as a part of an effort to restore native populations in Western Illinois. According to a ...

Cool said he had been in the reptile trade for more than 20 years, but got started selling large amounts of eastern box turtles after he posted a picture of one on a turtle group’s Facebook page ...

This kind of hibernation in reptiles is called “brumation,” and in the wild, box turtles will bury themselves up to 24 inches deep. Box turtles like those shared in the video are known for ...

Large turtle resembling '23 viral sensation spotted on Chicago River A Reddit user captured video of a snapping turtle Saturday near Chonkosaurus’ chomping grounds around Goose Island. By Kade ...

Turtle was found Tuesday afternoon. Skip to content. NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 11pm Saturday. ... Shell-shocked: Large turtle spotted near busy intersection in Lawrenceville.