SAN DIEGO – Using material he bought at Home Depot, a San Diego veterinarian performed an innovative procedure that likely saved the life of an injured tortoise. Dr. Daniel Barbour said nothing like ...

In a previous column, the author discussed the overall management of turtle shell injuries. This column continues by describing basic techniques for repairing and stabilizing fractured turtle shells.

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) -- A dentist used denture repair adhesive to help mend an endangered green sea turtle's fractured shell in the Florida Keys. On Thursday, Fred Troxel examined Elena, a 40-pound ...

Bras can help repair the shells of turtles. Wildthunder Wildlife and Animal Rehabilitation and Sanctuary is asking people to send the eyes on bras. The eyes are the small loop that the hooks connect ...

A North Carolina rescue group is using bra hooks to repair cracks in turtle shells Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...