Super rare sea turtle returns to NYC waters after injury in shell yeah moment

It was a shell yeah moment. A very nervous endangered turtle made its grand return to the Coney Island sea as local kids cheered it on — months after the reptile nearly froze to death. Pancake — a ...

Leatherback sea turtle lays eggs at NAS Oceana, marking first nesting in Virginia

A leatherback sea turtle laid eggs at Naval Air Station Oceana's Dam Neck Annex, marking the first recorded leatherback to nest in Virginia. The NAS Oceana Natural Resources team worked with the ...
The New York Times

Turtles All the Way Down to … What Exactly?

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak Turtles are weird. They ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Zoo releases GPS-toting turtles in Mason

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden joined the Ohio Division of Wildlife in September for a statewide conservation effort to reintroduce Eastern Box Turtles to the wild. After a four week soft release ...
WVXU

Rescued box turtles get a new home in the wild

Scientists with the Ohio Division of Wildlife take a final round of health measurements before releasing a group of Eastern box turtles into the wild. Ten rescued box turtles have new homes in the ...
The New York Times

Under a Turtle Shell, a Stunning New Home for Shakespeare

After 38 years in a tent, Hudson Valley Shakespeare opens one of the most spectacular outdoor performance spaces in the country. After 38 years in a tent, Hudson Valley Shakespeare opens one of the ...
People

Rare 'Four-Eyed' Turtle Wanders Into a Woman's Yard, She Immediately Knew What to Do

Authorities received calls about two rare protected turtles in the same week, both voluntarily surrendered by local residents Getty A woman in Vietnam discovered a rare four-eyed turtle in her yard ...
thecooldown

As Eastern box turtles vanish on Long Island, a 16-month-old Lab is sniffing them out

Scientists on Long Island are turning to a young Labrador retriever named April as they investigate the decline of Eastern box turtles, GoodGoodGood reported. As Eastern box turtles suffer due to a ...
West Central Tribune

Minnesota Opinion: Be ready to offer migrating turtles a hand

This time of year — early June and even into July — turtles in Minnesota and Wisconsin are emerging from rivers, lakes, and wetlands and migrating to nesting locations. And, to get there, many are ...
Newsday

Turtle-sniffing dogs searching Long Island woods to protect species

April set off down a wooded path on the North Fork, nose to the ground, darting and weaving through the bunchberry, blackberry and ferns. She wore a bright orange vest treated with permethrin to deter ...
Field & Stream

Turtlebox Just Shrunk Its Signature Speaker. We Put It to the Test

The Turtlebox Cub delivers the signature rugged durability and impressive sound quality of its larger siblings in a more portable 5.3-pound package. While it doesn't quite match the Gen 3's outright ...