(CNN) – As the temperatures warm up in the summer, people like to spend more time outdoors and many animals and reptiles are doing the same. Conservationists are informing the public that if they ...

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 ...

Indian River Park is their natural habitat. They creep and crawl through the park — mostly unobserved — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They move silently through their surroundings. Their natural ...

FRANKLIN, Ill. — For nearly 50 years, the ornate box turtle has been endangered or threatened. Highly sought after as pets, they're even poached and traded on the black market. Conservationists are ...

Turtles have lifespans that can surpass some humans, drawing awe as more and more people adopt the hard-shelled animals as pets. They can enjoy long lifespans with proper care and adoration from ...

Wildlife trade experts believe that poaching — driven by growing demand for pets in the U.S., Asia and Europe — is contributing to the global decline of rare freshwater turtle and tortoise species.

This year has been a great one for spotting Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina) in the Andorra Natural Area, the northern end of Wissahickon Park. We had three unique animals sighted: one ...

The man trafficked 722 eastern box turtles -- the North Carolina state reptile -- as well as 122 spotted turtles and three wood turtles through a middleman for markets in Asia. The man received more ...

The man trafficked 722 eastern box turtles -- the North Carolina state reptile -- as well as 122 spotted turtles and three wood turtles through a middleman for markets in Asia. The man received more ...