Warm hues of yellow, gold, and orange form unique, colorful patterns on each Eastern box turtle’s carapace. Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and ...

I don’t think you had any trouble deducing from these clues that the critter is a turtle. However, did you figure out I was referring to the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)? In many ...

The eastern box turtle is collected in enormous numbers for the illegal wildlife trade. Only a portion of this trade is detected, and when it is, wildlife agencies must decide what to do with those ...