A Pennsylvania lawmaker proposed a bill that would make the Eastern Box Turtle Pennsylvania’s official state reptile. House ...

When my brother Jeff and I were young, Dad worked the night shift at what was formerly Lancaster Press. One summer night on ...

“We decided to use this opportunity to learn as much as we can about these animals,” Tuberville said. In general, box turtles in the wild don’t roam very far away from the nests where they ...

The eastern box turtle is collected in enormous numbers for the illegal wildlife trade. Only a portion of this trade is detected, and when it is, wildlife agencies must decide what to do with those ...

A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Friday for smuggling a protect turtles species after wildlife inspectors found the animals inside ... 40 eastern box turtles and ...

Studies are suggesting that the box turtle popu­lation is dwindling, even as they remain common pets in many households.