Wild Turtles and Tortoises Articles

Wood And Bog Turtles
Wood and Bog Turtle species profile.

Yellow-Margined Box Turtle Care and Information
The yellow-margined box turtle makes a hardy pet.

Bog Turtles
Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) care and information.

Cooter Turtles
Captive care for cooter turtles of ponds and rivers.

The Spotted Turtles
The spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) are small, beautiful and semiaquatic emydid turtles found from Maine to Florida along the Atlantic coastal plain.

Box Turtle Graveyard
The story of the box turtle graveyard.

Chelonians: Wild Caught Or Captive Bred?
While wild-caught chelonians are often less expensive than their captive-bred counterparts, purchasing captive-bred turtles and tortoises whenever possible is always recommended.

Amazon Turtles
Learn about common turtle species along the Amazon.

Poached Sea Turtle Eggs
I suspect that almost anyone with an Internet connection has seen the images of native Central Americans appearing to poach sea turtle eggs from the beach.

Sea Turtle Survival
The six sea turtle species found in U.S. waters have been protected since the 1970s under the Endangered Species Act.