Bill Parsons, a biologist for the Little Traverse Bay Band's natural resources department, enlisted the help of his ...

DNR ecologists say the Eastern box turtle, Michigan's only native turtle to live predominately on land, should be considered a threatened species.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Deep in the veterinary quarantine building behind the scenes at John Ball Zoo are 12 tiny eastern box turtles, doing their best to grow as big as they can.

Local Box Turtles Get Helping Hand At John Ball Zoo Eric Brazeal 02-24-2023 at 05:00:27 PM EST ...

Box turtles have high home territory fidelity and often stay in the same home range their entire lives. And speaking of their entire lives, these turtles can live upwards of 30 years.

Dyer is less than an hour from Michigan’s southern border. Officers say they found protected Eastern Box turtles, 23 dogs and five cats in poor conditions.

If you a see a turtle trying to cross the street, you can pull over and, when it’s safe, help move it along. Here are some tips on how to help turtles get out of the road safely: ...

Box turtles have high home territory fidelity and often stay in the same home range their entire lives. And speaking of their entire lives, these turtles can live upwards of 30 years.