Q: I watched a turtle looking like she was laying eggs in my tomato patch, but I had to leave for work. Now there is a depression which looks like it might have been filled in or covered over. Are ...

A record number of turtles are dying on Long Island as they wake from hibernation and cross roads to lay their eggs, only to be hit by motorists, wildlife experts say. Karen Testa, of Turtle Rescue of ...

Wildlife rehabilitators call this time of the year “baby season,” because thousands of baby animals will find themselves needing care. But there is one type of animal where the mothers are most often ...

Turtles normally found in or near water or hidden in fields and forests just now are being spotted frequently on roads across Pennsylvania. It’s egg-laying season for snapping turtles, box turtles, ...

This Snapping Turtle laid her eggs next to the paved trail at Audubon Community Nature Center last spring. Visitors watched them hatch last weekend. Photo by Jeff Tome People have all kinds of rituals ...

Many U.S. turtles begin laying eggs at this time of year, and I have recently received the following questions. Q: While walking in the woods in north Florida we found a box turtle that had been ...

Each of the tiny Eastern box turtles used their “egg tooth” to slice through their shells, poked out their tiny legs and wiggled free. But the third egg looked different, said Kayla Short, a reptile ...

Green sea turtles are adjusting their nesting habits in response to rising global temperatures. Individual females are laying their eggs earlier in the season to cope with warmer conditions, ...