Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers in Middle Tennessee are making sure Eastern box turtles stay a part of the state's ecosystem.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — 11 out of the 16 documented turtle species in the Volunteer State can be found in and around East Tennessee. Whether you’re curious about what turtle is the smallest, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles — North ...