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GREENVILLE, S.C. - Conestee Nature Preserve reports it is searching for its baby box turtle after she was taken on Friday. Preserve staff said they took the baby turtle, named Michelle, to the Nature ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Conestee Nature Preserve reports it is searching for its baby box turtle after she was taken on Friday. Preserve staff said they took the baby turtle, named Michelle, ...

Eastern box turtles are declining due to slow reproduction, habitat fragmentation, road mortality, and agricultural hazards. Researchers track turtles using radio telemetry and GPS loggers to map ...

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning the ground for something most people would never notice. Somewhere under the ...

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Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, having lived in an indoor, unnatural environment for decades. Post-rescue, ...

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind. For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend ...

The story of Rockalina the turtle — who was rescued after nearly a half-century of neglect — now has a new character. Enter an Oreo-sized baby turtle, who will be Rockalina's new friend and who ...