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 ...
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Eversource holds its annual “Turtle-Palooza” training

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – Eversource held its annual “Turtle-Palooza” training Wednesday in Agawam. The utility company conducts ...
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Box Turtle vs. Painted Turtle: What are the Differences?

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are popular pets across the world. They have a similar appearance, with colorful ...
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Box turtles are back for the summer. Here’s how to help them survive another year

Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height on their mowers, allowing turtles to cross the road and not taking them home ...
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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 ground for something most people would never notice. Somewhere under the ...