How do you find Eastern box turtle nests? You’ll need a spool of thread.

The Turtle Conservation Ecology Lab has been collecting data on Eastern box turtle habits since 2022. The team started ...

Smithsonian researchers used X-rays, plastic cups and 216-yard spools of thread to find wild turtle nests; predators raided 13 of 16

Smithsonian scientists are utilising cutting-edge methods to identify turtle nesting sites, revealing that numerous nests ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How X-Rays, Plastic Cups and Spools of String Help National Zoo Researchers Find Wild Box Turtle Nests

To figure out why Eastern box turtle numbers are dropping across Virginia, Smithsonian researchers are turning to some ...
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Why Scientists Are Attaching Tiny GPS Devices to Eastern Box Turtles

Each Eastern box turtle's shell has unique yellow or orange markings, like fingerprints, helping researchers identify individuals. Eastern box turtles are declining due to slow reproduction, habitat ...
Newsday

Turtle-sniffing dogs searching Long Island woods to protect species

April set off down a wooded path on the North Fork, nose to the ground, darting and weaving through the bunchberry, blackberry and ferns. She wore a bright orange vest treated with permethrin to deter ...