Rockalina the eastern box turtle had never ventured outdoors since 1977 — now she’s healing and getting to feel grass beneath ...

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If you see a turtle crossing the road and can safely pull over to help it, experts say to help it cross the street in the ...

Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile ...

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) – A woman sprung into action to save a turtle from the road in Wake County over the weekend. Liling Warren shared multiple pictures with CBS 17 of an eastern box turtle ...

Across the road her car idles, its flashers on. In her hand is a medium-sized turtle, and she bends over the bank’s slope, places the turtle there, then straightens and looks out to the where ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering designating the eastern box turtle as the state reptile. The bill's inspiration came from a first-grade class that noticed Pennsylvania lacked a state reptile.