Florida Fish & Wildlife is reminding everyone to stop painting on turtle or tortoise shells as it can pose a danger to their health. “While to you it may seem harmless, painting the shells of turtles ...

CONCORD, N.H. (CBS) - The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department issued a simple plea on Tuesday to anyone who comes across a turtle. "Do not paint turtle's shells," NH Fish and Game wrote on Facebook ...

WASHINGTON - Apparently, it wasn't so much the artwork itself that puzzled Customs inspectors at Dulles International Airport earlier this month, it was where the paint had been applied: to the shells ...

A not-for-profit group is seeking information on culprits who removed a turtle from Cypress Wetlands and Rookery in Port Royal and painted its shell before returning it to its natural habitat. The ...

RENTON, Wash. (KCPQ) - Two turtles with swastikas painted on their shells have been removed from Lake Washington at Gene Coulon Park. According to the Renton Police Department, the turtles will be ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation have an important message for amateur artists across the state: You can paint your house, a canvas, or even your own fingernails, but don’t paint the shells of ...

RENTON, Wash. - Two turtles at a park in Washington state are being rehabilitated after someone painted apparent swastikas on their shells, authorities said — and the act prompted an anti-hate protest ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RENTON, Wash. — A pair of turtles have a ...

An Ohio animal conservation center is warning about the dangers of painting turtles’ shells after one died in its care. Stark Parks in Canton, Ohio, says a dehydrated turtle found wandering around a ...

The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.