Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Three months after a car hit an eastern box turtle in D.C., leaving her shell severely broken, the ...

Turtles have protective shells, but they aren't invincible. They are commonly injured by lawn mowers, cars, pets, propellers and gunshots, and sometimes they just get sick. "They get damaged a lot," ...

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 ...

A sea turtle discovered washed up on a Townsville beach with a missing flipper and broken back is making a miracle rehab at the MINT rescue centre. Here’s what we know about his injuries. MINT ...

MINT co-ordinator Lily Donnelly said the young turtle – since named Tobi – was discovered in March by a member of the MINT stranding team washed up in mangroves in Rowes Bay, near Belgian Gardens. “If ...