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 ...

Close off a road. Chalk in the outlines of an intricately-designed loggerhead turtle on the concrete pavement. Hand out paintbrushes, rollers and 40 gallons of paint, and invite the neighbors to make ...

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 ...