Eastern box turtles thrive at this Benton Harbor nature center with its diverse habitats. Researchers hope to find out why.

Alexa Warwick, an outreach specialist with the Michigan State University Extension, said Michigan is home to 10 different turtle species. While it’s important not to bother them, most Michigan ...

In many areas, the box turtle is the only land based or terrestrial turtle species. It is not a species of tortoise, which is most likely the best-known land-based turtle-like species.

The junior scouts opposed the idea of moving the turtle sculpture to the E.L. Johnson Nature Center, so they wrote a project proposal and submitted it to Bloomfield Hills Schools’ Keith ...

Box Turtle vs. Painted Turtle: Diet Box turtles and painted turtles are typically omnivorous , which means they would eat both plants and animals with the same level of enthusiasm.

Imagine that your body is 10 times the size of your limbs. Each of your four legs are short, thick, round and tipped with long narrow claws. Your body is also your home that you carry around with y… ...