Summertime means critters of all kinds are out in full force, taking advantage of the sunshine and humidity. Brandon Sanders ...

The eastern box turtle is one of the most common terrestrial (land-dwelling) turtles in the southeast. In fact, it is the ...

But only one species has earned the honor of symbolhood in both states: the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina). “They’re ...

Box turtles also have to contend with illicit collecting from the wild for the pet trade and black-market cuisine. Many states that are home to Eastern box turtles have conferred some degree of ...

The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a salamander, more specifically, the eastern hellbender.

Formerly, the eastern box turtle’s range extended from southern Maine and New Hampshire, across to the upper Midwest, and then down to Texas and North Florida. Today, their foothold in northern New ...