The Cool Down on MSN

Gardener nearly runs over hidden box turtle and urges others to scan the yard before mowing

"They cannot run away before it's too late." ...
Nature Reliance School on MSN

Why box turtles are nature's tiny tanks

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Turtle-sniffing dogs searching Long Island woods to protect species

Last year Anna Thonis, a postdoctoral researcher at New York University, launched a study of Long Island’s Eastern box ...
WFAE

Why this NC study of box turtles will plod along, slow and steady, for 100 years

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...

Painted Box Turtle from Champaign County Forest Preserves

Kathrina Jackson & Stacey Clementz show ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander a painted box turtle from Champaign County Forest ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

How do you save the beloved box turtle? A 100-year-long study

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...
Iowa Public Radio

After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors

Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in turtles people can no longer care for. Rockalina's case was different. "Like we do in any rescue, we ask to see the photos ...
NPR

A 100-year study could help save box turtles

An ambitious long-term study of box turtles seeks to study the population across North Carolina to determine the health of the species over a hundred years. With a story about an animal that inspires ...
Southern Living on MSN

What Should You Do If You See A Turtle In The Road?

These slow-moving reptiles may need a little help during crossing season, but knowing the right way to intervene is ...