Ijams Nature Center shares Trinity the turtle's journey to highlight wild animal care advice

The center shared a photo of Trinity, an injured female eastern box turtle who came to Ijams way back in 2005.

Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center hatches rare, state-threatened Eastern Box Turtle twins

Four Virginia-threatened Eastern Box Turtle eggs have been hatched successfully at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including one that contained twins!
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Get out of your shell and help protect Indiana’s Eastern box turtle – Wild Bulletin

Wild Bulletin, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife: The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) is a species of hinge-shelled turtle that lives on forested land in Indiana.
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After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors

Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in turtles people can no longer care for. Rockalina's case was different. "Like we do in any rescue, we ask to see the photos ...
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Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center hatches rare eastern box turtle twins amid conservation efforts

Since 2021, Virginia has made it illegal to keep eastern box turtles as pets, classifying them as a threatened species. Their ...