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

Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in turtles people can no longer care for. Rockalina’s case was different. “Like we do in any rescue, we ask to see the photos ...

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are popular pets across the world. They have a similar appearance, with colorful ...

Imagine that your body is 10 times the size of your limbs. Each of your four legs are short, thick, round and tipped with long narrow claws. Your body is also your home that you carry around with you ...

Editor's note: This is Bill Reid's last column, as he is now semi-retired. We thank him for all his contributions to the Bulletin and the community over the years. “I imagine the turtles are ...

It's that time of year when spring rains and warmer weather bring wild turtles out to the roads in search of food and mates.

Huntman says turtles aren’t exactly fun. “With the turtle, you go on a hike, it'd have to either be a very short hike or a very slow hike,” he says. Doug Huntman nestled his box turtle back into her ...

Over the years Pennsylvania has appointed an assemblage of flora and fauna to be official representatives of the commonwealth. To that end, a congregation of various critters have risen to that lofty ...