A box turtle on the Ebenezer Church Road in Raleigh. Researchers at North Carolina State University want residents in the Triangle area to be cautious of turtles crossing the roads this summer. A new ...

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 ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- 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 repair ...

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.

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...

Dallas Huggins holding an ambassador Wood Turtle during a NH Turtle Rescue education event at the Nottingham Library. Turtles are on the move in New Hampshire this time of year, in search of nesting ...