AZ Animals US on MSN

Why Scientists Are Attaching Tiny GPS Devices to Eastern Box Turtles

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning ...
The Enterprise

Bernie the Box Turtle awaits spring in new enclosure

By Taylor Boyd As warmer spring weather approaches, Bernie, the eastern box turtle who serves as animal ambassador at Fairy ...
WTVF

Conservationists urge the public to respect the wild and keep box turtles in their natural habitat this summer

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — As the unofficial start to summer approaches with the long-awaited holiday weekend, people are eagerly anticipating the warmer weather and outdoor activities. However, amidst ...
The Gazette

Specially trained dogs help find — and save — ornate box turtles

JOHNSON COUNTY — In a copse of trees in Johnson County, birdsong trilled over the sound of nearby cars on Monday. In this small patch of wilderness, hidden away behind houses and businesses, John ...
Post and Courier

Aiken a natural habitat for the scientific study of box turtles

For nearly 30 years, Eastern box turtles living in Aiken Estates and Hitchcock Woods in Aiken have been generating data for scientific research. On their shells, they wear radio transmitters, which ...
Daily Press

Meet some commonly seen turtles native to Virginia

Kory Steele keeps three box turtles within the confines of a habitat he created in the back yard of his Newport News home. They stay in his protective custody because, for various reasons, they can’t ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Word from the Smokies: What happens when we relocate box turtles?

My neighbor has a special affinity for turtles. For years, whenever he saw a box turtle on the highway or crossing a secondary road, he would not just move it off the pavement, he would put it into ...