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Turtle News Briefs, June 9, 2017

Posted on: 2017-06-09 09:30:11
Turtle News Briefs

Turtle News Briefs

 

Recent turtle news you may have missed.

Recent Box Turtle News

Box Turtle Day is coming! Granted only to North Carolina. But if you live near the North Carolina Arboretum, sign up for reptile demonstrations, turtle crafts and more. The 4th annual Box Turtle Day happens on June 10, from 10am to 2pm.

Even if you’re nowhere near North Carolina, there’s nothing stopping you from celebrating your favorite reptile. Extra treats for everyone’s box turtles!

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Turtle News Briefs, June 7, 2017

Posted on: 2017-06-07 09:30:48
Turtle News Briefs

Turtle News Briefs

 

Celebrating box turtles, releasing pond turtles, and other interesting recent turtle stories.

Recent Box Turtle News

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Box Turtle Day is coming! Granted only to North Carolina. But if you live near the North Carolina Arboretum, sign up for reptile demonstrations, turtle crafts and more. The 4th annual Box Turtle Day happens on June 10, from 10am to 2pm.

Even if you’re nowhere near North Carolina, there’s nothing stopping you from celebrating your favorite reptile. Extra treats for everyone’s box turtles     

What to do with a found box turtle: While we’d prefer leaving boxies alone to go about their business, this family has the next best plan. Give it an outdoor home for the summer, then let it go.

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Turtle News Briefs, June 5, 2017

Posted on: 2017-06-05 09:30:01
Turtle News Briefs

Turtle News Briefs

 

Recent turtle news we found worthy.

Recent Box Turtle News

Box Turtle Day is coming! Granted only to North Carolina. But if you live near the North Carolina Arboretum, sign up for reptile demonstrations, turtle crafts and more. The 4th annual Box Turtle Day happens on June 10, from 10am to 2pm.

Even if you’re nowhere near North Carolina, there’s nothing stopping you from celebrating your favorite reptile. Extra treats for everyone’s box turtles!

Harwich (MA) residents asked to report box turtle sightings: The Harwich Conservation Trust wants to know when and where you see one of these fascinating animals.

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Turtle News Briefs, June 2, 2017

Posted on: 2017-06-02 09:30:49
Turtle News Briefs

Turtle News Briefs

 

Turtle news we found interesting recently.

Recent Box Turtle News

Box Turtle Day is coming! Granted only to North Carolina. But if you live near the North Carolina Arboretum, sign up for reptile demonstrations, turtle crafts and more. The 4th annual Box Turtle Day happens on June 10, from 10am to 2pm.

Even if you’re nowhere near North Carolina, there’s nothing stopping you from celebrating your favorite reptile. Extra treats for everyone’s box turtles!

Recent U. S. Turtle News

Turtle stories that made the news around the U.S. in the past few weeks.

A closer look at the “dinosaur of the turtle world.”:  And North America’s biggest freshwater turtle. The alligator snapping turtle!

A bit of good news for Kemp’s ridley sea turtles: Lots of nests this year in Texas!

Lucky loggerhead celebrates World Turtle Day by going back home []: SeaWorld Orlando removed intestinal blockages back in January and nursed it back to health.

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It’s Box Turtle Day in North Carolina!

Posted on: 2016-05-21 00:00:27
A boxie enjoying the day ... Every day is probably Box Turtle Day for him!

A boxie enjoying the day
Image by Lisa Zins @ Flickr; used under CC-BY-2.0

 

The Eastern Box Turtle is North Carolina’s state reptile, and the North Carolina Arboretum is celebrating with its 3rd annual Box Turtle Day!

Just a little aside here: … State reptile??!!? … Is there anything states won’t pick an official representative of? Not that the box turtle doesn’t deserve it. It totally does. I’m just constantly amazed at all the official pies, birds, books, cars, cats, … and reptiles … to name just a few!

Ok. Back to Box Turtle Day.

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