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Turtle gains in race to state status - May 6, 2009 $2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBankA Glenside-hatched plan to recognize the Eastern box turtle - which, the pupils are ... His class of 28 has spent months lobbying for the Eastern box turtle ... IN THE FIELD, Tracking the Eastern box turtle - Jul 3, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest ArchiverFor 25 years, [Rich Stavdal] has methodically marked and tracked the estate's box turtles, following in the footsteps of onetime estate resident and noted ... Diminutive, Slow and in The Path of A Highway; Effort Aids Turtles On... - Oct 3, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchEastern box turtle numbers at Patuxent ... swerve to hit the turtle. ... The eastern box turtle is still found across ... closing in on a box turtle that ... Plodding Pals; Turtles Burrow Into Our Good Graces | Article from The... - Oct 26, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchThe eastern box turtle is one handsome tortoise, by the way, brown with orange ... Eastern box turtle numbers at Patuxent ... swerve to hit the turtle. ... Plodding Pals; Turtles Burrow Into Our Good Graces - Oct 26, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverThe eastern box turtle is one handsome tortoise, by the way, brown with orange streaks. Females have dark red eyes; males have bright red or orange ones. ... TURTLES' HOPELESS BID FOR SURVIVAL - May 18, 2008 Pay-Per-View - The Sun - ProQuest ArchiverThe common Eastern box turtle is not endangered, but it's certainly threatened. ... They found an Eastern box turtle he had recently rescued from the road ... Slow-moving legislators consider box turtle - Feb 13, 2009 Altavista - AltavistaHowever, the Eastern box turtle could soon be inching its way through the ... But, he also has been quoted saying the Eastern box turtle is a "puny reptile. ... Eastern box turtle slowly leaving the state - Jul 26, 2006 $2.95 - Republican-American - NewsBankWATERBURY - One of the state's most familiar creatures - the eastern box turtle - is disappearing from the Connecticut landscape. ... State, town near accord on turtle habitat - Sep 8, 2005 Boston GlobeThe Eastern box turtle population has dropped as they are collected as pets, ... At least one Eastern box turtle was spotted in Enterprise Park during a ... Protection a Shell Can't Provide - Oct 3, 2007 Washington PostSure enough, Sparky brought his snout out of the brush with a yellow-spotted eastern box turtle carefully clutched in his teeth. ... After six years, Marshfield reaches an agreement with developer - The... - Nov 20, 2008 Boston GlobeIt is also sensitive, they said, to the extensive wetlands on the site as well as the presence of the rare Eastern box turtle. ... In Tradition, Offbeat Bills Help Close Out Session | Article from The... - Mar 1, 2009 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchThat, Watkins said, might be why the Eastern box turtle got kicked around when Sen. J. Chapman "Chap" Petersen (D-Fairfax) put forth a bill to make ... 'The living dead' / Scientists hope tracking devices will help... - Jun 27, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest ArchiverYou can still find the eastern box turtle across Virginia, ... --The eastern box turtle gets its name from its ability to completely enclose itself with its ... WILDLIFE IN PERIL ; REPORT IDENTIFIES 925 SPECIES IN NEED OF … - Aug 17, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest ArchiverTier three (high concern): Kanawha minnow, carpenter frog, Shenandoah Mountain salamander, spotted turtle, smooth greensnake, eastern box turtle, ... Turtle, tortoise society hosts event for National Turtle Day - May 20, 2008 SuburbanJournalsA three-toed box turtle, eastern box turtle and Gulf Coast box turtle, as well as a Russian tortoise will be on display. "May 24th is National Turtle Day ... Box Turtles' Slow Race for Survival; State Study Aims to Save Gentle ... - Jul 12, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchThe eastern box turtle is still found across Virginia, particularly during a summer rain, which gets them moving in search of earthworms, insects and other ... Virginia State Turtle? - Feb 6, 2009 WSETThat's because Senate Bill 1504 would designate the Eastern box turtle as Virginia's official reptile. Our state flower is the American dogwood, ... Delaware is home to 15 species of turtles - May 12, 2006 News-Journal - The News JournalEastern box turtle: Most species of turtles are long-lived, but the Eastern box turtle takes ... The Eastern box turtle is Delaware's only true land turtle. ... AGENCY BACKS PLAN TO PROTECT 925 SPECIES - Aug 19, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest Archiver...the peregrine falcon and loggerhead sea turtle to common but declining animals such as the whippoorwill, northern bobwhite quail and eastern box turtle. ... Turtles found in Wareham Community Garden taken to safety - Oct 12, 2009 wickedlocal.comOf the five Eastern box turtle eggs that were relocated only two survived to hatch. There were six painted turtle eggs in its natural nest. ... Children get a quick lesson on turtles at Meadowside - Aug 22, 2007 Business GazetteMarshall said the Eastern box turtle that Rice showed was a pet that someone took to the ... There are also native species, such as the Eastern box turtle, ... Construction is underway on Our Lady of Lourdes - Jun 28, 2008 wickedlocal.comThe alleged presence of the eastern box turtle on the site where the new Our Lady of Lourdes is under construction, on Route 6 in Wellfleet just north of ... Offbeat Bills Help Close Out Virginia General Assembly Session - … - Mar 1, 2009 Washington PostThat, Watkins said, might be why the Eastern box turtle got kicked around when Sen. J. Chapman "Chap" Petersen (D-Fairfax) put forth a bill to make ... Wendell was box (turtle) full of fun - Aug 7, 2008 Journal Gazette and Times-CourierThe little fellow was a male Eastern box turtle, and he soon became known as “Wendell. ... A fairly small, land-dwelling reptile, the Eastern box turtle is ... State's Official .Reptile .Is Losing Habitat . - Sep 20, 2007 Sylva Herald & Ruralite, The - Google News ArchiveOne animal most folks are familiar with is the Eastern box turtle, ... However, Eastern box turtle populations are declining throughout much of their range. ... Box turtle makes a bid for Harrisburg - May 8, 2009 pittsburghlive.comIn Pennsylvania, the Eastern Box Turtle can be found everywhere expect in the northern tier of counties. Its overall range extends from Massachusetts west ... Press Release: Arkansas Box Turtle Survey. - PR Newswire | HighBeam … - May 22, 2007 Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam ResearchAccording to one survey concluded in fiscal year 2006 that focused particularly on that reptile, the Eastern box turtle was found to be more prevalent in ... General Assembly: Shell Games - Feb 28, 2009 Richmond Times - Dispatch - Richmond Times DispatchWe note with sadness the passing -- in the mortal, rather than the legislative, sense -- of a measure to elevate the Eastern Box Turtle to the pantheon of ... A small movement is afoot to capture local box turtles to help them... - May 10, 2005 $2.95 - Lancaster Newspapers - NewsBankBeing an amateur naturalist, Szarko knew the plight of the eastern box turtle, once so common in Pennsylvania, has taken an alarming downturn. ... LOOKOUT 50 OUTDOORS BY THE NUMBERS - Apr 30, 2009 $2.95 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - NewsBankDocumented lifespan of the Eastern Box Turtle. The turtles are declining in population in Pennsylvania due to loss of habitat, pollution, inability to find ... A turtle in its natural habitat - Nov 8, 2008 wickedlocal.com...can daily look up in the air and see one. A gold Eastern box turtle was hoisted by crane on Oct. 23 to grace the top of the new church parish hall. The Smoky Mountain News - Jun 14, 2006 Waynesville Smoky Mountain NewsThe eastern box turtle will enter water during dry weather, but it's largely ... The eastern box turtle is the longest-lived vertebrate in North America. ... Admire turtles in the wild, and leave them there - Oct 28, 2007 Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe eastern box turtle is divided into six subspecies that are relegated to specific ... Western Pennsylvania woods are inhabited by the eastern box turtle ... Elkhart man accused of illegally selling native turtles - Dec 17, 2008 WSBT-TV...“Some of the species involved with this case happened to be snapping turtles, the red-eared slider, the eastern box turtle, the ornate box turtle — so there ... Legislators go reptilian - Feb 2, 2009 Virginian-Pilot - Virginian PilotA Senate committee today approved a request to bestow official state reptile status on the Eastern Box Turtle. Deborah Brehony, a Vienna woman who has been ... Wildlife on the run in Va. / A two-person state office is struggling... - Mar 24, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest ArchiverInclude the Eastern box turtle, known to children statewide, and the barn owl, a secretive bird of prey that nests in earthen cliffs, silos and barns. ... Kansas City Star, The : Photo<br> - Nov 23, 2006 $2.95 - Kansas City Star - NewsBankJILL TOYOSHIBA/The Kansas City Star_11152006_Jennifer Bryan of Lawrence holds Noah, an Eastern box turtle, a resident at Operation Wildlife. Noah is blind. ... Tim Rowland Hero on a half shell - Aug 4, 2008 Herald-Mail - The Herald-MailA 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 ... Connecticut Trial Court Official Decisions - GILLESPIE v. TOWN OF … - Jan 6, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Connecticut Trial Court Official... - Loislaw...are to be placed on the island by the Oxiby Farm Association in the nesting areas of Eastern Box Turtle. Plaintiffs then instituted an appeal from the ... The bullfrog as state amphibian? - May 2, 2007 Free with registration - News & Observer - AccessMyLibrary.comThe Herpetological Society in the late 1970s had a hand in promoting the Eastern box turtle as the state reptile. But so far, its recommendations for state ... Rhode Island Regulations - 510.2 Wildlife - Jul 5, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Rhode Island Regulations - LoislawThe northern diamondback terrapin along with eastern box turtle, spotted turtle and bog turtle are protected species by the RIDEM Division of Fish and ... Outdoors by the numbers ... 50 years - May 10, 2009 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post GazetteDocumented lifespan of the Eastern Box Turtle. The turtles are declining in population in Pennsylvania due to loss of habitat, pollution, inability to find ... Volunteers project nesting turtles - Jun 16, 2008 $2.95 - Record-Journal - NewsBankDuring the next few weeks, local residents have the best chance of spotting an eastern box turtle, a Connecticut Species of Special Concern. ... Arkansans Asked to Help Count Turtles | Article from AP Online | … - Apr 23, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchMaryland scientists in 2004 determined that the eastern box turtle populations were declining, and they blamed habitat destruction, road deaths and mowers ... Bloggers question, praise state emblems - Feb 22, 2009 Virginian-Pilot - Virginian PilotSenate Bill 1504 would have made the Eastern box turtle Virginia's state reptile. But the House squashed the idea Friday on a 28-69 vote. ... Article: Take In a Turtle - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research -... - Jun 12, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchLook at a Turtle's Body Draw a line from ... skin and tiny bones. * The turtles featured in this issue are: page 1, box turtle; page 2, eastern box turtle . ... Article: Arkansans Asked to Help Count Turtles - AP Online | HighBeam... - Apr 24, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchMaryland scientists in 2004 determined that the eastern box turtle populations were declining, and they blamed habitat destruction, road deaths and mowers ... 'Turtles Can Fly' Reaches High | Article from The Washington Post | … - Apr 22, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchEastern box turtle numbers at Patuxent ... swerve to hit the turtle." But box turtles also have friends ... The Washington Post ... Home sweet home: Box turtles thrive on Cape - Feb 2, 2010 MetroWest Daily NewsCape Cod is home to the Eastern box turtle, which ranges as far west as Michigan and south to Florida, but there are other species scattered through Texas ... Indiana's only herpetologist takes on new tasks in her first year on... - Aug 30, 2009 Herald-Times - The Herald-Times (subscription)Those projects include ones taken on by Purdue University researchers who are tracking timber rattlesnakes and studying the Eastern box turtle and the ... Southern Illinoisan : Sports<br> - Feb 1, 2008 $2.95 - Southern Illinoisan - NewsBankDescription: The eastern box turtle is a terrestrial turtle that measures from 4-8 inches. It has a lower movable plastron hinge that allows the lower shell ... Article: Arkansans Asked to Help Count Turtles - AP Online | HighBeam... - Apr 23, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchMaryland scientists in 2004 determined that the eastern box turtle populations were declining, and they blamed habitat destruction, road deaths and mowers ... In a Reptile Survey, Unexpected Finds - May 11, 2008 New York TimesBIOLOGISTS conducting a study of reptiles and amphibians at three National Park Service sites on Long Island encountered an eastern box turtle that ... State sides with Sandwich developer - Jul 24, 2007 Cape Cod Times...of the land be set aside as open space to protect Eastern box turtle habitat. ... Species advisory committee because of the Eastern box turtle concern. ... Barnstable land deal revived - Jul 31, 2009 Barnstable PatriotThe land is habitat for the Eastern Box Turtle, a state species of special concern, the lowest designation for species protection. ... Questions linger over environmental issues - Oct 16, 2008 Tri-Town NewsWainright said there was an eastern box turtle found on the site and asked if this will affect the habitat, to which Shea responded that if the board was ... Baby box turtles coming - Jul 14, 2009 Lynchburg News and AdvanceThe Eastern box turtle seems ubiqitous, but there is concern about loss of ... The eastern box turtle is often called a terrapin, which is a derivation of ... Meadows development raises questions - Apr 18, 2008 wickedlocal.comThe 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 ... box turtle | Definition of box turtle | HighBeam.com: Online Dictionar... - Jul 12, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam ResearchIts several species include the eastern box turtle ( T. carolina ) and the western box turtle ( T. ornata ). Read all of this article with a FREE trial ... Obenshain, V-DOT duke it out over YouTube videos - Mar 16, 2009 Warren County Report NewspaperFresh from his self-declared 'War with the Eastern Box Turtle,' Sen. Mark Obenshain is now battling with VDOT over YouTube videos he says are a waste. ... Andra column | Article from The Topeka Capital-Journal | HighBeam … - Jan 30, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Topeka Capital-Journal - HighBeam ResearchThe colorfully patterned Ornate Box Turtle --- distinguishable from the other land-dwelling Kansas turtle, the Eastern Box Turtle, which is olive drab ... MEPA denies impact study for Summer Woods - Jan 4, 2007 wickedlocal.comAdditionally, Golledge said, the project could require “a redesign to avoid or minimize impactsâ€? to the eastern box turtle, a special-concern species ... Va. House squashes box turtle bill - Feb 20, 2009 Richmond Times - Dispatch - Richmond Times DispatchThe Eastern Box turtle meandered its merry way through the General Assembly this year only to die a disrespectful death on the floor of the House of ... Norwell searches for new turtle habitat site - Oct 22, 2009 Boston GlobeNorwell officials are looking for a second piece of land to set aside for the endangered Eastern box turtle after a state decision rejected a plan that ... Shawme Dam work to resume - Feb 24, 2009 wickedlocal.comAlthough the endangered Eastern box turtle does dwell in the area, Staller said ... “We should be able to wrap up the project before the Eastern box turtle ... Respect the turtle; it can eat poison - Jun 17, 2007 Roanoke TimesUnlike other turtles that spend their summers swimming and basking in the sun at the edge of a refreshing pond or creek, the eastern box turtle, ... Turtle market creeps up on Internet - Aug 1, 2006 $2.95 - Anniston Star - NewsBankKevin Jennè, an education specialist at the Anniston Museum of Natural History, holds an endangered eastern box turtle. Photo: Bill Wilson/The Anniston ... Article: Protection a Shell Can't Provide; Team Works to Move Turtles... - Oct 3, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchSure enough, Sparky brought his snout out of the brush with a yellow-spotted eastern box turtle carefully clutched in his teeth. ... Article: Bask: Aussies can't prevent Eastern triumph - AAP Sports... - Jul 16, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AAP Sports News - HighBeam Research...prevent eastern box turtle ... Boy's Quest; April 1, 2003 ; 700+ words . ... However, it's one way to keep the eastern box turtle from becoming an ... Record-Journal (Meriden, CT) - Jun 16, 2005 $2.95 - Record-Journal - NewsBankThe wood turtle and eastern box turtle have been labeled turtles "of special concern" by the state Department of Environmental Protection. ... Turtle bill gets shelled in House - Feb 21, 2009 Richmond Times - Dispatch - Richmond Times DispatchThe Eastern Box Turtle slogged its merry way through the General Assembly this year only to die a disrespectful death in the House chamber. ... Endangered turtle not found on site of planned Middleboro casino - Jan 23, 2008 MetroWest Daily NewsThe 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 ... Camp Edwards Recovers Training Grounds, Protects Precious Natural … - May 21, 2007 $4.95 - PR Newswire - ECNextAccording to one survey concluded in fiscal year 2006 that focused particularly on that reptile, the Eastern box turtle was found to be more prevalent in ... Around the world.(Cartoon) | Article from Boy's Quest | HighBeam … - Jun 1, 2009 Pay-Per-View - Boy's Quest - HighBeam Research...prevent eastern box turtle from becoming ... Boy's Quest; April 1, 2003 ; 700+ words ... ... population. The Turtle's Plight You can still see eastern box ... Critter connection:good pets for people - Feb 1, 2006 CamdenNews.orgWhile this setup is perfect for an Eastern box turtle, a painted turtle needs to be submerged in order to eat, and therefore must be housed in an aquarium ... Wildlife: Territorial box turtles are a local favorite - Jun 29, 2008 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post GazetteIts range is more northern than the eastern box turtle, but both species occur in parts of Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia's eastern panhandle. ... DESPITE PROTECTIVE SHELL, PA.'S BOX TURTLE POPULATION … - Jul 12, 2009 $2.95 - Wilkes Barre Times Leader - NewsBankIt looked as if the Eastern box turtle Rick Koval and I found had been walked on. Blotches of orangish-yellow covered the turtle's carapace, and it looked ... Make Way for Turtles: ICC Construction to Include Box Turtle Relocatio... - Sep 12, 2007 HappyNews.comLong-term studies of the eastern box turtle have concluded that this species is in decline, and they are currently on the Maryland State List of Species of ... Box Turtles' Slow Race for Survival - Jul 12, 2007 Washington PostThe eastern box turtle is still found across Virginia, particularly during a summer rain, which gets them moving in search of earthworms, insects and other ... Indiana Administrative Code - 312 IAC 9-5-7 Sale and transport for... - Aug 9, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Indiana Administrative Code - Loislaw...(56) Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina). (57) Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata). (58) Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans). ... A valuable lesson on turtle etiquette - Jul 11, 2007 Seacoastonline.comGinger, an eastern box turtle and an endangered species in Maine, is one of many turtles finding a permanent home at the center. ... Article: Arkansans Asked to Help Count Turtles - AP Online | HighBeam... - Apr 24, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchMaryland scientists in 2004 determined that the eastern box turtle populations were declining, and they blamed habitat destruction, road deaths and mowers ... EXPERT: WATCH OUT FOR TURTLES ON ROAD Expert: watch out for … - Jul 6, 2007 Seacoastonline.comGinger, an eastern box turtle and an endangered species in Maine, is only one of many turtles finding a permanent home at the center. ... Maine's turtles come in all shapes and sizes - Jul 26, 2007 Seacoastonline.comThe 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. ... Texas Regulations - 31 TAC § 65.331 Commercial Activity - Jun 9, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Texas Regulations - LoislawRio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) Texas River Cooter (Pseudemys texana) Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) ... Turtles too beloved: The slowpokes face danger in the Poconos - Apr 8, 2007 Pocono RecordThe eastern box turtle has suffered a similar fate — being loved to death because of its "friendly" nature and ease of capture. It's no longer found in many ... turtle :: Habitats -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Jun 13, 2008 Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaFor example, both the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) and the Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) live in the southern United States and are ... Help wanted to tally up turtles on reservations - Apr 16, 2009 Andover TownsmanThe eastern box turtle is listed as a "species of special concern" and the Blanding's turtle as "threatened" by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and ... Box turtles like keeping it close to home - Jun 28, 2008 Youngstown VindicatorIts range is more northern than the eastern box turtle, but both species occur in parts of Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia's eastern panhandle. ... John Baer: Who says Legislature does nothing? Go ask any box turtle - Mar 23, 2009 $2.95 - Philadelphia Daily News - NewsBankSpeaking of good ideas, there's a pending bill naming the Eastern Box Turtle the official state reptile. The sponsor is Rep. Lawrence Curry, D-Montgomery ... Tiny turtles on hand for talk - Mar 1, 2009 wickedlocal.comIn Massachusetts, the Eastern box turtle is threatened by the destruction of its habitat due to residential expansion. The turtle typically likes to live at ... Tiny turtles on hand for talk - Feb 18, 2009 wickedlocal.comIn Massachusetts, the Eastern box turtle is threatened by the destruction of its habitat due to residential expansion. The turtle typically likes to live at ... HISTORIC WETHERSFIELD HOMES RECALL CHRISTMASES PAST - Dec 7, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Hartford Courant - ProQuest ArchiverFrame Dimensions will exhibit abstract paintings by Bobby, an Eastern box turtle at the Children's Museum, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at 995 ... Calabro Helps Turtles Make A Safe Journey Across Peck Lane - Jun 2, 2009 Cheshire HeraldGadwa said turtle species, including snappers and painted turtles, are common while other uncommon species, such as the wood turtle and Eastern box turtle, ... Box turtles are interesting animals - Jun 15, 2008 $2.95 - Sunday Times Sentinel - NewsBankThe Eastern box turtle, one of several subspecies, is famous for its hinged shell, which can be closed tightly shut to protect it from danger. ... At Woods Edge -- A look at the state outdoors symbols - Jan 30, 2005 Topeka Capital-Journal - Topeka Capital JournalThe colorfully patterned Ornate Box Turtle -- distinguishable from the other land-dwelling Kansas turtle, the Eastern Box Turtle, which is olive drab ... box turtle -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Jun 13, 2008 Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaThe eastern box turtle (T. carolina carolina) lays a maximum of eight eggs in a clutch, although clutches of three or four eggs are more typical. ... Letters: There's a real good story behind the state turtle bill - Apr 1, 2009 $2.95 - Philadelphia Daily News - NewsBankSo I'd like to offer a closer examination of the pending bill naming the Eastern Box Turtle the official state reptile. Behind Rep. ... GOING TO THE DOGS: Thoughts on yellow labs and box turtles - Apr 10, 2008 wickedlocal.comTurned 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. ... Author: Dan Champagne, Record-Journal staff - Mar 29, 2006 $2.95 - Record-Journal - NewsBankVelez began the program with two reptiles: a monitor lizard and an eastern box turtle. Winston, the lizard, had sandy colored scales allowing him to hide ... Barnstable land deal revived - Jul 30, 2009 Barnstable PatriotThe unforeseen hurdle to closing on the deals came in the form of the Eastern Box Turtle and the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Turtle turns into cold-blooded time machine - Jul 26, 2009 Albany Herald On-lineIt was an Eastern box turtle. Terrapene carolina; the most innocuous of reptiles, sleeping through the heat of the day, beneath damp leaves in the cool Baby box turtles coming - Jul 14, 2009 Lynchburg News and AdvanceThe Eastern box turtle seems ubiqitous, but there is concern about loss of reproductive adults due to road kills. By Thelma Dalmas Earlier this month, Despite protective shell, Pa.'s box turtle population down - Jul 12, 2009 Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderIt looked as if the Eastern box turtle Rick Koval and I found had been walked on. Blotches of orangish-yellow NATURE NOTES ~ Mushrooms: Meal Fillers or Killer Meals? - Jul 30, 2009 Shore PublishingThe Eastern box turtle (Terrepene carolinensis) is a mushroom aficionado, indiscriminately eating its way through the mushrooms of our woodlands. How many people can you feed on a lawmaker's $158 per diem? - Jul 26, 2009 Scranton Times-TribuneThe current front-runner is the eastern box turtle, by the way. The House voted 177-17 in favor back in May. It's up to the Senate now, and no, Bird sanctuary launches new Web site - Jul 27, 2009 Cape May County Herald...feeding habits and future outlook of the black-crowned night heron, the yellow-crowned night heron, the glossy ibis and the eastern box turtle. Admission free weekends at Great Smoky Mountains national park - Jul 13, 2009 Examiner.comOther resident wildlife include the red squirrel, eastern box turtle and coyote. (When viewing wildlife, please remember to keep a respectful distance and knoxville convention center adds 'under tennessee skies' - Jul 17, 2009 Seymour HeraldThere are two inquisitive raccoons peeking in on the scene, fireflies and ladybugs dotting the trees and an eastern box turtle wandering through the valley. Pennsylvania Nature Quiz - Jul 20, 2009 PennLive.comQuestion 4: What does the eastern box turtle eat? Question 5: True or false? Absent hive collapse syndrome, the average lifespan of a honeybee in the wild East Mansfield substation mired in wetland - Jul 16, 2009 Mansfield NewsThe Eastern Box Turtle, a salamander, and a species that remains unnamed because it is vulnerable to collection are listed by the state as unusual enough to Pythons, alligators and chinchillas – Oh, my! - Jul 10, 2009 Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin...“Buddy,â€? a sharp-quilled hedgehog named “Wicker,â€? a very large American alligator, an Eastern box turtle and “Bob,â€? a 10-foot albino Burmese python. Conservation Trust Raises Funds For West Harwich Parcel - 25 Mar 2009 Cape Cod Chronicle...is a sensitive habitat as designated by the state’s Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, and is home to the protected eastern box turtle. John Baer: Who says Legislature does nothing? Go ask any box turtle - Mar 23, 2009 Philadelphia Daily NewsSpeaking of good ideas, there's a pending bill naming the Eastern Box Turtle the official state reptile. The sponsor is Rep. Lawrence Curry, D-Montgomery STATE BUDGET PASSED - Mar 4, 2009 Village NewsGuaranteeing the right to hang laundry on clotheslines and designating the Eastern box turtle as the state reptile failed to make any headway during this Turtle bill gets shelled in House - 21 Feb 2009 Richmond Times Dispatch,By Olympia Meola The Eastern Box Turtle slogged its merry way through the General Assembly this year only to die a disrespectful death in the House chamber. Slow-moving legislators consider box turtle - Feb 13, 2009 Chatham Star Tribune,However, the Eastern box turtle could soon be inching its way through the Capitol. The Eastern box turtle could become Virginia's state reptile if Senate Virginia legislator: ‘My War with the Eastern Box Turtle’ - Feb 10, 2009 Warren County Report Newspaper,For the record, I don’t have anything against the Eastern Box Turtle or terrapins in general, so there’s no need to speculate. No, I don’t object to turtles Virginia State Turtle? - Feb 6, 2009 WSET,That's because Senate Bill 1504 would designate the Eastern box turtle as Virginia's official reptile. Our state flower is the American dogwood, Turtle is proposed as state reptile - Feb 12, 2009 Stafford County Sun,Senate Bill 1504 seeks the noble designation of “State Reptileâ€? for that lovable, hard-working, hard-shelled insect eater, the Eastern Box Turtle. Tiny turtles on hand for talk - Feb 18, 2009 Wareham Courier,In Massachusetts, the Eastern box turtle is threatened by the destruction of its habitat due to residential expansion. The turtle typically likes to live at Rare turtle slows Mattapoisett developers - Feb 4, 2009 South Coast Today,Terrapene carolina, the Eastern box turtle, counts the wooded construction site off Brandt Island Road as part of its ever-dwindling habitat, and developers Legislators go reptilian - Feb 2, 2009 The Virginian-Pilot,A Senate committee today approved a request to bestow official state reptile status on the Eastern Box Turtle. Deborah Brehony, a Vienna woman who has been Turtle to blame for stalled project - Feb 5, 2009 Providence Eyewitness News,It turns out that the property may also be the home of the Eastern box turtle. If this is the case, the developers would have to spend $350000 on a system Kid's Winter Fun - Feb 15, 2009 MaineToday.com,...nonreleasable reptiles, including a Bearded Dragon or Green Iguana, American Alligator and Eastern Box Turtle, this program introduces four of the five General Assembly report: What's been done at halftime - Feb 13, 2009 The Virginian-Pilot,Would designate the Eastern Box Turtle as the state reptile (SB1504). Spending Limits. A constitutional amendment limiting annual state budget increases to Warren County Scouts help Audubon restore wildlife habitat in Harmony - Feb 5, 2009 Warren Reporter,Wildlife from this area includes the blue-wing warbler, American woodcock, Eastern box turtle, wild turkey, Eastern cottontail, snakes and insects. VIRGINIA OFFICIAL ARRESTED Va assistant attorney general faces ... - Feb 20, 2009 WMDT,Clementson says Lederman has been suspending pending further investigation. The eastern box turtle still gets no respect from the Virginia General Assembly. Middleboro selectmen OK massive dirt removal - Jan 27, 2009 Enterprise News,Nearly half — 26 acres of the 51.6 acre site — is home to an endangered species of turtle, the Eastern Box turtle and falls under the protection of the 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,â€? 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.â€? 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 Palaceâ€? 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 concernâ€? 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 “Fluffyâ€? 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. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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