Many times, they can travel across the state's busy roads and get hit by cars as they try to find proper nesting ... to help ...

Snapping turtles are feeling the love from humans. But as nesting season approaches, they and other species face danger ...

Many times, they can travel across the state's busy roads and get hit by cars as they try to find proper nesting ... move the turtle to a 'better spot,' and do not put terrestrial box turtles ...

Residents can help turtles by safely assisting them across roads in the direction they are traveling and reporting sightings to MIHerpAtlas.org. Lovesick turtles are crossing Michigan's roads, and ...

Female turtles search for proper nesting sites. "Late spring and early ... they can and often do live for many decades," the DNR said. Box turtles can surpass a century in age; the oldest known ...

Thousands of box turtles are killed each year by vehicles. Young males make up most of the travelers. They sometimes wander as many as six-miles searching for territories and mates. Females are also ...

The nest was inside a hollow of a tree with a ... As I continued on the trail, I ran across an Eastern box turtle. It didn’t take long for him to pull his head into his shell.