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 ...

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 ...

An illegally painted gopher turtle. The FWC is asking Floridians to remember that it is illegal to paint turtle shells because it is harmful to the animal. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

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 Commission ...