Over the years Pennsylvania has appointed an assemblage of flora and fauna to be official representatives of the commonwealth. To that end, a congregation of various critters have risen to that lofty ...

Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, ...

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 ...

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 and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles — North ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Sai Keung Tin, a Chinese national also known as Ricky Tin, received a 30‑month prison sentence for ...

The three-toed box turtles is the state reptile of Missouri. As temperatures rise, thousands of them will begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Every year, Jeff Briggler ...