Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, ...

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With his age estimated at about 90, Cedar has weathered many of life's battles. But the craggy snapping turtle bears scars of what is surely his greatest test: large, wide gashes from a boat propellor ...

Before his birth, a box turtle hatchling with an exposed heart was expected to have slim chances of survival in the wild. But thanks to the medical team at Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons, “Cookie,” as ...

SOUTHBRIDGE ― This year has been anything but slow and steady for the Turtle Rescue League. In fact, it's already the busiest in the organization's history, and the need only appears to be growing.

Stoick the turtle is just happy to be alive. Named after the character in the popular kids' movie "How to Train Your Dragon," Stoick is a native eastern box turtle who was hit by a car. He's under the ...

Bulletin: ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations up to one tenth of an ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Don't throw out your old bras! Instead donate them to a North Carolina animal rescue group and help save turtles. Carolina Waterfowl Rescue said it can use bra clasps to ...

JAMESPORT, New York (WCBS) — A 70-year-old pet turtle is slowly coming out of its shell and learning how to walk and eat, thanks to a Bronx man who recognized it needed help. Recovering turtles by the ...