WFAE

Why this NC study of box turtles will plod along, slow and steady, for 100 years

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...
WUNC

NC State researchers urge Triangle drivers to watch out for turtles crossing the roads

A box turtle on the Ebenezer Church Road in Raleigh. Researchers at North Carolina State University want residents in the Triangle area to be cautious of turtles crossing the roads this summer. A new ...
PBS

Saving NC’s State Reptile, the Box Turtle

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WRAL

NC State turtle rescue team asks lawmakers for special license plate

Stoick the turtle is just happy to be alive. Named after the character in the popular kids' movie "How to Train Your Dragon," Stoick is a native eastern box turtle who was hit by a car. He's under the ...
NPR

After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors

Garden State Tortoise founder Chris Leone gets plenty of requests to take in turtles people can no longer care for. Rockalina's case was different. "Like we do in any rescue, we ask to see the photos ...
PBS

Turtle Time

The bog turtle, NC’s state reptile, a turtle rescue team and the longleaf pine ecosystem. Discover why North America’s tiniest turtle is in trouble, how development is threatening NC’s state reptile ...
NPR

How do you save the beloved box turtle? A 100-year-long study

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Here are the 9 deadliest Triangle roads for turtles. Watch out for slowpokes

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Chances are every driver in the Triangle has rounded a corner to find a slow-moving reptile lumbering across the asphalt — a turtle ...
Citizen's Voice

‘Not thinking outside’ the box turtle

Over the years Pennsylvania has appointed an assemblage of flora and fauna to be official representatives of the commonwealth. To that end, a congregation of various critters have risen to that lofty ...
The Herald-Sun

Here are the 9 deadliest Triangle roads for turtles. Watch out for slowpokes

NC State study identified 9 Triangle roads most deadly to local turtles. Turtle-vehicle collisions peaked at 366 in 2019, up from under 100 in 2010. Researchers urge signage and awareness to reduce ...