The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

Estimates of its value range from $7-23 billion annually. Ryan Kellman / NPR The 40-some box turtles have a more immediate problem. They’re evidence of a crime and its victims.

Box turtles have high home territory fidelity and often stay in the same home range their entire lives. And speaking of their entire lives, these turtles can live upwards of 30 years.

When mother turtles don’t survive, one Eastham rehab center steps in, giving their young a chance to hatch. Here's what to ...

The result was House Bill 401, authored by state Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Juniata), that would add the Eastern box turtle (Terrapene Carolina Carolina) to the list of Pennsylvania state symbols.

Many parrots can live upward of 60 years, and the lifespan of turtles can be even longer. But what happens when their owners ...

For some of the seized box turtles, temporarily housed at the Fish and Wildlife Service office, their long-term home is likely to be a couple hours drive north, at The Turtle Conservancy in Ojai ...

Since 2017, the conservancy, which is closed to the public, has taken in about 500 confiscated turtles, including about 100 box turtles in just the last year.