Dennis Chase, a retired biologist in Fayette County, is greatly concerned about the future of the Eastern box turtle, one of Georgia’s most common terrestrial turtles that often nests in our yards.

WILMINGTON — At first glance, the creature looked like a freakish variety of turtle – waddling across the grass in a swamp-colored suit of armor. The idea of spotting such an abnormal reptile excited ...

Texas’ turtles are shell-shocked. By the thousands, they’re grabbed up from quiet, rural ponds and rivers and carted off to be sold as pets, or shipped overseas as food. Like the armadillo, they often ...