“Eastern box turtles are already beautifully painted — by nature,” a wildlife rehabber said Wilderness Trail Wildlife Center A new homeowner discovered a painted Eastern box turtle and contacted a ...

When a tiny diamondback terrapin emerged from its egg on Cape Cod this summer, it had everything a turtle hatchling should have: four legs, a patterned shell and a short tail. Except instead of one ...

Yellow-morph green sea turtles in the Galápagos surprised scientists by staying remarkably close to home instead of making the long journeys typically associated with sea turtles. Satellite tracking ...

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Historic sea turtle eggs discovered along the Southern California coastline have been relocated to the Aquarium of the Pacific ahead of this weekend’s hazardous surf, which threatened to wash away the ...

Sea turtles usually found in the tropics have been spotted nesting on California beaches — a historical first, according to officials. Olive ridley sea turtles are one of the smallest of the sea ...

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Video shows the first-ever natural nesting on record of a sea turtle on the U.S. West Coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Three days later, a sea turtle was seen ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Sea turtle nesting is on pace for a record year along Florida's Space Coast, with thousands more nests already recorded than in previous seasons and nearly two months remaining ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Hoosier Lottery is offering payouts to 252 people after a Space Invaders-themed lottery ticket misprint caused hundreds to think they’d won a cash prize. The $5 Space Invaders Cash ...

China’s exotic pet market is driving a spike in animal smuggling, U.S. wildlife officials say. But these turtles are getting a second chance. Credit...Elias ...