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

A turtle in your yard might be a fun surprise, but it's important to follow certain precautions to keep the animal, you, and your family safe.

Karen Deville usually looks forward to rainy days — but not just because it waters her plants. Deville is delighted that when it rains, and box turtles creep out of her yard, in Baton Rouge's ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The transition from the winter season to the spring season brings out the desert box turtle, also known as the ornate box turtle. Ornate box turtle sightings become more common during ...