JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although somewhat slow and shy, the box turtle and crayfish have risen to the top of their classifications as the newest official state symbols. Legislation signed into law ...

The three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis) is one of a handful of box turtle species found in North America, north of Mexico, and one of two species found in Oklahoma. It’s quite common in ...

Every spring, thousands of turtles begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Sometimes they have to cross Missouri's roads to do it. Every year, Jeff Briggler sees the same ...

The turtles, with an estimated market value of $1.4 million, were intercepted by law enforcement at a border inspection, prosecutors said. Officers saw them bound and taped inside knotted socks within ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 160 box turtles illegally dumped near the Rahway River in Cranford last week have been recovered, township officials ...