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 ...

Last June my wife Marie and I encountered a mature wood turtle while walking through a forest near our home. We admired the intricate topography of its shell, inspiration for this species’ scientific ...

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

Carly Lapin hiked through the dense brush and undergrowth with a hand-held radio against her ear and a TV antenna-like gizmo in her left hand. Out here, somewhere, was Turtle No. 104, a female wood ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

To ensure a future for these endangered turtles, scientists need to know how many are left Stephen Taglieri Wood turtles are made for their environment. They blend in with muddy rocks in the streambed ...