An eastern box turtle kept as a pet has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her first chance to see the sun in decades this month Charlotte Phillipp is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE.

In spring, box turtles emerge from their underground winter dens. Drivers across the Midwest and Great Plains may spot them on the roads. The creatures are particularly vulnerable this time of year to ...

Now that it's officially summer in Greater Cincinnati, you may notice a familiar hard-shell creature: the box turtle. Eastern box turtles are most commonly found in the woodlands throughout Ohio and ...