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 ...

MIAMI (AP) -- Florida wildlife officials have a message for people who like to paint the shells of live turtles and tortoises in bright colors: stop it. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

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 ...

Wildlife officials are urging Florida residents and tourists to stop painting turtles and tortoises. While a turtle shell decorated with a hand-painted sunset or ocean waves may be artistic, you’re ...

Decorating tortoise shells will no longer be offered at Santa’s Village Azoosment Park in East Dundee after a suburban woman started an online petition protesting the children’s camp activity. Jenny ...

You knew they were tasty. But did you know crabs were art? At least they are in the hands of a few area painters. They take those hard, pointy, colorful outer shells, the ones that usually get rolled ...