Turtles are not easy pets to keep. They are long-lived and have a variety of very important habitat and diet requirements. For box turtle Rockalina, her life for the past half century has been a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center was a part of an exceptionally uncommon box turtle hatch that has ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...

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 ...

Turtles have lifespans that can surpass some humans, drawing awe as more and more people adopt the hard-shelled animals as pets. They can enjoy long lifespans with proper care and adoration from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants ...

This year has been a great one for spotting Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina) in the Andorra Natural Area, the northern end of Wissahickon Park. We had three unique animals sighted: one ...