JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although somewhat slow and shy, the box turtle and crayfish have risen to the top of their classifications as the newest official state symbols. Legislation signed into law ...

The three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis) is one of a handful of box turtle species found in North America, north of Mexico, and one of two species found in Oklahoma. It’s quite common in ...

More than 160 box turtles illegally dumped near the Rahway River in Cranford last week have been recovered, township officials said. The total of 125 eastern box turtles and 37 three-toed box turtles ...

CRANFORD, N.J. (PIX11) — A summer stroll along the Rahway River became an ongoing wildlife rescue operation after more than 150 box turtles were discovered abandoned along the riverbank in Cranford, ...

Every spring, thousands of turtles begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Sometimes they have to cross Missouri's roads to do it. Every year, Jeff Briggler sees the same ...

Authorities in Cranford are asking for the public’s help after more than 150 box turtles were illegally dumped along the edge of a river. The Cranford Fire Department is urging residents to keep an ...

The turtles, with an estimated market value of $1.4 million, were intercepted by law enforcement at a border inspection, prosecutors said. Officers saw them bound and taped inside knotted socks within ...