This report contains an image that may be disturbing to viewers. State officials say they are struggling to verify a ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

"He's missing some of his shell, but he's alive and should be back in the water in a couple of weeks," Barron said about the turtle. "Every one of them counts. No matter what they look like." ...