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Turtle Kept in Darkness on a Diet of Cat Food, Feels the Sun for the First Time in 50 Years

An eastern box turtle kept as a pet has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her first chance to see the sun in decades this month Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at ...

Leatherback sea turtle sightings off SC beaches aren’t as rare as you think, DNR says

Beachgoers are reporting seeing leatherback sea turtles, the largest turtle in the world and an endangered species. Despite ...
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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 ...

Beach Cleanup Volunteers Find Rare, Endangered Sea Turtle Among 10,000 Pieces of Trash

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle — the most endangered species of the reptile — had been hooked by an angler on a fishing pier in ...

American turtle racing has a quirky—and controversial—history

The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and ...
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Technology and tradition team up to watch over a sacred island’s sea turtles

Uninhabited Poilão Island in Guinea-Bissau is Africa’s most important nesting ground for green sea turtles. Researchers and ...
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After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors

Rockalina the eastern box turtle enjoys the outdoors for the first time in nearly 50 years. (Garden State Tortoise) Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in turtles ...