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A turtle in its natural habitat  -  Nov 8, 2008
Wicked Local Wellfleet,Endangered Species Program that the Eastern box turtle is a "threatened" species and the church's land was a "natural habitat" for these turtles.

Volunteers trek into park to save turtles  -  Oct 30, 2008
Explore Howard County,By Derek Simmonsen They combed through the dead leaves and brush with rakes and sticks, searching for their elusive target -- the eastern box turtle.

Lessons From The Other Side Of The Road  -  Nov 7, 2008
NPRIt was an eastern box turtle, and it seemed determined to negotiate all four lanes of busy US 1 — a bold but mighty reckless plan.

All rights reserved  -  Nov 11, 2008
Wanderer,According to resident Laura Kay Coggeshall, this specific area is a pristine natural habitat for the endangered eastern box turtle -- a species that

Army sites whittled to 3, still unranked  -  Nov 11, 2008
Middletown Press,...promised to do battle to keep the facility off the 88-acre site with an active farm and two species of concern — sedge grass and the eastern box turtle.

Route 7 work delayed  -  Nov 11, 2008
Connecticut Post,...concerns because the construction area is home to three protected species - the Eastern box turtle, the hog-nosed snake and the slimy salamander.

Sick Alabama Turtle Gets a Ride Home  -  Sep 15, 2008
FOX 9 News,The Eastern box turtle isn't at home in Minnesota's climate, and Bama hasn't eaten for a month and a half. So the family put out a plea, asking that someone

Turtle needs a ride  -  Aug 28, 2008
FOX 9 News,GOLDEN VALLEY -- An Eastern box turtle needs help getting back home. A Minnesota family visiting relatives in Alabama found the turtle on the side of the

Labor Day celebration set  -  Sep 3, 2008
Albany Herald On-line,...“Bring the kids to see an Eastern box turtle and learn about their unique features that help them survive in the wild,� said Brenda Jones,

Consultant's Information Needed Wetlands Tables Watermark Application  -  Sep 17, 2008
Voices,Forty minutes later, including an interlude during which biologist Michael Klein reported evidence that traces of the Eastern Box Turtle had been detected

Wendell was box (turtle) full of fun  -  Aug 7, 2008
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier,The little fellow was a male Eastern box turtle, and he soon became known as “Wendell.� He proved to be a special addition to our household during our

Turtle helps authorities box in marijuana patch  -  Aug 4, 2008
Hagerstown Morning Herald,A researcher duct tapes a radio transmitter onto the shell of an Eastern box turtle and, 2. Of all the hundreds of acres in the park the turtle would happen

Slow and Steady Gets the Bust As Turtle's Trail Leads to Drugs  -  Aug 1, 2008
Washington Post,She is an Eastern box turtle, one of 135 counted by researchers in the park in recent years, and one of three puttering in the woods with tiny radio

Federal grant ensures turtles' safe passage in Md.  -  Jul 16, 2008
Baltimore Sun,The Eastern box turtle is not listed as rare, threatened or endangered in Maryland. Similar projects have reduced turtle and wildlife deaths on Florida

City denied access to Boardman Lane property  -  Aug 8, 2008
Middletown Press,The state Department of Environmental Protection has identified two species of concern, including an eastern box turtle that Warner said lives in the upper

Corps Ought To Listen  -  Aug 5, 2008
Hartford Courant,The property also contains one of the city's most important wetlands and is home to the eastern box turtle and two types of plants, all of which are listed

Cape Comment 7-25-08  -  Jul 25, 2008
Barnstable Patriot,But now the turtle will be visible – an Eastern Box turtle with gold-leaf spots far above Route 6, site of the new church…. “Poop Palace� III: The pretty

State money might help preserve Nobscot land  -  Jul 25, 2008
MetroWest Daily News,...rare and threatened plant and animal species, including the eastern box turtle and blue spotted salamander, according to a statement from state Rep.

Common Council opposes army's choice  -  Jul 24, 2008
Middletown Press,...concern listed by the state Department of Environmental Protection - the eastern box turtle, sedge grass and marsh horsetail grass, Klattenberg said.

Hungry? Hike to Harwich  -  Jul 23, 2008
Cape Cod Today,The trail held many delightful finds, including an Eastern box turtle traversing the path - slowly - but there is no geocache hidden in the woods and

GOING TO THE DOGS: Thoughts on yellow labs and box turtles  -  Apr 10, 2008
Hingham Journal,Turned out to be the shell of an Eastern Box Turtle with its plastron (belly) intact. It was about four by six inches and with pretty markings.

Meadows development raises questions  -  Apr 18, 2008
Wicked Local Plympton,The location is also a priority habitat for the Eastern Box Turtle, according to Wick. There was "quite a bit of concern" about how the project would deal

Small changes reap big savings  -  Apr 21, 2008
The Express Times,Jamie Dawson, an educator there, had an eastern box turtle and Madagascar hissing cockroach on hand Monday. Liberty High School students re-created a camp

Horse farm owners cited for violations  -  Apr 4, 2008
Cape Codder,...review by the state’s Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program in regards to possible impact of the clearing of land to the Eastern box turtle.

Endangered turtle is not present on site of proposed casino  -  Jan 23, 2008
The Patriot Ledger,The Eastern box turtle has been mapped on the site by the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. The box turtle is listed as a species of special

Watershed group to hold program on how to protect species from ...  -  Feb 20, 2008
Halifax-Plympton Reporter,...species that have been seen within its borders and Plympton has nine, varying from the Eastern box turtle to the Plymouth gentian as listed on the Mass.

State gives open space grants in three towns  -  Feb 16, 2008
Boston Globe,...which have been identified as a core habitat for rare and endangered species, such as the Eastern box turtle and spotted turtle, said Wayne Beitler,

Wildlife plays a big part in casino plans  -  Jan 24, 2008
The Enterprise,Today, it is the eastern box turtle. Tomorrow, it will be some other animal that threatens to scuttle the $1 billion casino resort project planned for

Truro homeowners may avoid DRI review  -  Feb 11, 2008
Cape Cod Times,...rare plant and animal species including broom crowberry, the Northern harrier (a marsh hawk), the Eastern box turtle and the Eastern spadefoot toad.

Coalition racks up more open space in Rochester, Dartmouth  -  Feb 7, 2008
Wicked Local Rochester,The Eastern Box turtle and the Spotted turtle, both of which are listed as species of “special concern� by the state, are just two species that we expect

Wild experience: Nature Zone is a hands-on opportunity  -  Jan 30, 2008
Lynchburg News and Advance,The more sociable “Fluffy� is an Eastern box turtle with three claws and a stump, the result of an unknown accident. Driscoll takes him out of the cage,

Gas-fired plant seeking permits  -  Feb 2, 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,...avoidance of wetlands, impact on the eastern box turtle, water supply and wastewater discharge from the plant once it is operational.

Suburban developers thinking bigger  -  Nov 22, 2007
Boston Globe,...many residents are outraged that cranberry bogs and a habitat of the endangered Eastern box turtle could be replaced by a 500000-square-foot shopping

A tiny White Plains subdivision generates a big controversy  -  Nov 19, 2007
The Journal News / Lohud.com,..."There's one reptile that's on a threatened list, the Eastern box turtle. The largest woodpecker in North America, the pileated, routinely is in there.

Protection a Shell Can't Provide  -  Oct 2, 2007
Washington Post,Sure enough, Sparky brought his snout out of the brush with a yellow-spotted eastern box turtle carefully clutched in his teeth.

Commission steps into Truro landscape dispute  -  Oct 4, 2007
Cape Cod Times,...consideration the four endangered species in the area: the spade-footed toad, the Northern harrier, the Eastern box turtle and broom crowberry plants.

Green guys get reprieve: Turtles, town benefit from developer's ...  -  Jul 27, 2007
Hanover Mariner,Beal said when workers visited the 12.7-acre Hanson site, they found an Eastern Box Turtle. “As a result, there are a series of things you have to do to

State sides with Sandwich developer  -  Jul 23, 2007
Cape Cod Times,...board in 2005 approved the 40B project with a stipulation that 70 percent of the land be set aside as open space to protect Eastern box turtle habitat.

If you see one, take a photo  -  Jul 28, 2007
NorthJersey.com,The Eastern box turtle is a species of special concern. The state wants to know more about the turtle to get a feel for how many are left and where they are

Boaz Joseph photos  -  Aug 9, 2007
White Rock Peace Arch News,The three-toed eastern box turtle was a hit with the children, after he got a little relief on his handler and was dubbed “the super soaker�.

Maine's turtles come in all shapes and sizes  -  Jul 26, 2007
York County Coast Star,The Eastern box turtle is the rarest of Maine's turtles. This small turtle (3 to 7 inches) is found in forested wetlands near streams, heaths and marshes.

BANNER THIS WEEK  -  Aug 15, 2007
Provincetown Banner,Habitat for the eastern spadefoot toad, the eastern box turtle and the northern harrier had already been mapped on the land. According to the ENF,

Removal of aged structure clears way for fish, boaters  -  Aug 9, 2007
Charlottesville Daily Progress,Among those making personal appearances during the dam-busting ruckus are small catfish and trout, an Eastern box turtle and baby American eels.

Truro residents fight to save artist's view  -  Aug 13, 2007
Cape Cod Times,Construction will occur in areas with rare species and plants such as the eastern spadefoot toad, the eastern box turtle, the northern harrier and the broom

Zoo expert crazy about creepy-crawlies  -  Aug 14, 2007
New York Daily News,He knew what he was getting into - on their first date, he helped Pramuk release an Eastern box turtle into the forest. "He liked that," she said, smiling.

Restoring Michigan's natural heritage requires volunteer effort  -  Jul 24, 2007
Gladwin County Record,...and other invasive shrubs to maintain habitat for several species of rare turtles, such as the Blanding’s turtle, eastern box turtle and spotted turtle.

Indianapolis: A zoo that's also an aquarium  -  Jul 29, 2007
Chicago Tribune,Local critters: Include a bald eagle, turkey vulture, barred owl, eastern box turtle and corn snake. Unlike the others: Penguin exhibit features deep,

Harwich probes 'extreme' clear-cutting  -  Aug 6, 2007
Cape Cod Times,The area is also home to the Eastern box turtle, a species of special concern in Massachusetts. Recently the commission required owners on an adjoining lot


Bassets Island house plan gains approval; appeal is likely Mar 8, 2006
...terrapin nest sites on the coastal banks of the island where construction materials would be landed as well as the Eastern box turtle habitat charted on the ...
Upper Cape Codder,

Town receives $20,000 for Aucoot Cove Feb 27, 2006
...parcel of land, the largest natural recreational area in Marion and home to protected species such as the spotted turtle, the Eastern box turtle and a moth ...
SouthCoastToday.com,
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