For Immediate Release, September 18, 2013 Contact: Collette Adkins Giese, (651) 955-3821 New Report Highlights Nation's 10 Most Vulnerable, Least Protected Frogs, Turtles, Lizards and Salamanders ...

In the 2003 film ‘Finding Nemo,’ the protagonist Marlin, a clownfish, asks Crush, a sea turtle how old he is. Crush hollers: “Hundred and fifty, dude! And still young!” Reptiles frequently ...

But only one species has earned the honor of symbolhood in both states: the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina). “They’re survivors,” said J.J. Apodaca, executive director of the Amphibian and ...

RICHMOND — Virginia’s wildlife agency is proposing major restrictions on keeping native reptiles and amphibians as pets. The proposals would ban the keeping of box turtles altogether.