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

The 10 July 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass carried the news that New York would no longer import turtle meat from Mariculture Ltd.

Dean's Turtle Farm in Westminster offers sanctuary for shelled reptiles Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. THEY’RE REALLY NEAT LOOKING.

The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge shared that there are five loggerhead sea turtle nests in Virginia Beach, all laid from Dam Neck Annex to False Cape State Park over the last two weeks.

The couple noted the uptick in fireflies this summer before Consuelos went in depth on the insect species' mating ritual.

At the end of American Honey, Star leaves the turtle in the lake and enters the water to emerge in a bit. It looks as if she is getting baptized in this water and entering her new life.

An elderly man was crossing a Florida highway in an attempt to save a turtle when he was hit and killed, authorities said. The turtle did not survive.

Ready to see adorable baby turtles? This week, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center confirmed the first hatchlings. Where? When? How to help them.

Conservation authority asks for help with turtle conservation program The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority has been asking people to keep an eye out for turtle nests.