The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...

The elusive and rare bog turtles are found in the habitat for which they are named. The eastern box turtle will enter water during hot dry weather, but it is largely terrestrial.

FILE - A male Eastern Box Turtle moves across a path at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary in Harrisburg, Pa., May 2, 2009. ... But their numbers have dwindled, thanks to habitat loss, ...

Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center got a hold of her this February, they worried for ...

The eastern box turtle occurs throughout Pennsylvania and the rest of the eastern U.S. ... near its aquatic habitat to dig its 4-inch-deep nest and deposit its 8-20 elliptically shaped eggs.

Each fall the Eastern Box Turtle will burrow as deep as they can into the ground under the leaves and soils on the forest floor. ... The most pressing of these issues is loss of habitat.

The eastern box turtle, also known as Terrapene Carolina, is one of the most commonly seen turtles in the wild and can be found across the Commonwealth in rural, suburban and urban habitats.

BALTIMORE — Famous LEGO wild Eastern box turtle is back in its native habitat in Baltimore. According to Maryland Zoo officials, the turtle has been out of the LEGO wheelchair for a year and he ...

The eastern box turtle is facing population decline due to habitat loss. A species of turtle has taken one step closer to becoming Pennsylvania’s state reptile.

Armed with her antenna and receiver, Dr. Jennifer Mook intently listened for a beeping sound to increase in volume as she trekked through Tumbling Creek Woods on the north side of University of North ...