Eastern Box Turtle
Terrepene carolina carolina
This is a male (males have red eyes - females have brown)
Spotted walking across my driveway. Box turtles can live a long time 20 years or more, Unfortunately, the major causes of death for box turtles are due to human activity - cars, farm equipment, lawn mowers and so on. Also improper care when taken from the wild as "pets", destruction of habitat from development, and releasing turtles too far from where they were found. Turtles can have very small "home ranges" - around 250 square yards or less and can die trying to find their way home.
www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/tag/eastern-box-turtle/
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrepene carolina carolina
This is a male (males have red eyes - females have brown)
Spotted walking across my driveway. Box turtles can live a long time 20 years or more, Unfortunately, the major causes of death for box turtles are due to human activity - cars, farm equipment, lawn mowers and so on. Also improper care when taken from the wild as "pets", destruction of habitat from development, and releasing turtles too far from where they were found. Turtles can have very small "home ranges" - around 250 square yards or less and can die trying to find their way home.
www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/tag/eastern-box-turtle/