I read a Miami Herald article about a new form of graffiti -- painting wild gopher tortoises, native land turtles that get bigger than volleyballs. The article referred to a Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

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 ...

A week ago, I stood on the shore of a lake in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, watching the sun rise through diaphanous clouds. The surface of the lake was a gently undulating mirror, reflecting dawn’s ...