PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A wild turtle who came to the Maryland Zoo with a broken shell has traded its Lego wheelchair for a pile of mulch. It's time for the turtle to get ready for winter brumation -- a ...

The wild turtle was found in a local park with a broken shell by a Maryland Zoo employee Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

Whether worn or not, the agency is asking women to remove the eye closures from the fasteners and mail them in. The eye closures, according to rescue group worker Keenan Freitas, essentially help wire ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

MARATHON, FL. (CNN) – A Florida dentist gets an unusual patient, a sea turtle. Meet Elena, the first reptile to see the dentist. A month ago, the turtle arrived at the Marathon, Florida turtle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three months after a car hit an eastern box turtle in D.C., leaving her shell severely broken, the wildlife rehabilitation center ...

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'.