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Common Box Turtle

Common Box Turtle. By: Colin J. Buchmann. Brief Summary. I chose the Common Box Turtle because I personally think turtles are pretty awesome and would be interested in learning more about them. Table Source: ICNU Red List of Threatened Species. Source: http://small-pets.lovetoknow.com.

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Common Box Turtle

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  1. Common Box Turtle By: Colin J. Buchmann

  2. Brief Summary • I chose the Common Box Turtle because I personally think turtles are pretty awesome and would be interested in learning more about them. Table Source: ICNU Red List of Threatened Species Source: http://small-pets.lovetoknow.com

  3. Population and Habitat Habitat: Varies Environment: broadleaf forests, field/forest edges, shrubby grasslands, marshy meadows, stream valleys and palmetto thickets, among others. Population: Less than 10,000 (According to a 2005 estimate by the US Geological Survey) Life Span: Typical 25-35 years Possible 50-80 years Source: Davidson College Sources: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Population Estimate: US Fish and Wildlife Service brochure, 2008)

  4. Food Sources The Common Box Turtle is omnivorous, feeding on mushrooms, plant stems, leaves, flowers and fruits, slugs, snails, earthworms and numerous other types of food. Box turtles disperse and facilitate germination of certain plant seeds.  Source: Digital West Media, Inc. Sources: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

  5. Biology • Between May to July, the female box turtle lays 1-11 eggs, which require about 70-80 days to hatch • The eggs are laid in a sandy, beach-like soil • Turtles enter hibernation in late October-early November Sources: ARKive

  6. Adaptability Sorry… Further information could not be found! Source: ARKive

  7. Current Environmental Status Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species • The Common Box Turtle and all associated subspecies are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Source: The Register Sources: ARKive

  8. Threats to Continued Survival • Development of farmlands, suburban neighborhoods, and industrial complexes result in the demolition of the turtles’ habitat • Infrastructure, such as roads and railways, cut through natural habitats • Slash and burn tactics destroy natural habitat • Additional predators attracted by human activity/easy food • Direct impact such as being struck by automobiles and locomotives, as well as wild fires • Capture for illegal animal trade and “turtle racing” • Released domestic turtles introduce new deseases Source: Houston Chronicle Sources: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

  9. Conservation Efforts • Various US states include turtles in general in legislation regarding the conservation of wildlife • All wild turtles are protected according to recent wildlife and natural resource legislation in Mexico • Natural habitats fall within the boundaries of many protected areas Source: Houston Chronicle Sources: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

  10. Bibliography International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ICNU Red List of Threatened Species (http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/21641/0) United States Department of the Interior (United States Fish and Wildlife Service) 2008 brochure “Conservation Efforts: Vulnerable Animals”. Produced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Printed by the United States Government Printing Office. Wildscreen Media, Inc ARKive (http://www.arkive.org/common-box-turtle/terrapene-carolina)

  11. Photographical Credits LoveToKnow Corp. LoveToKnow – Small Pets (http://small-pets.lovetoknow.com/what-do-box-turtles-eat) Davidson College – Davidson, NC Davidson College Biology Department (http://bio.davidson.edu) Digital West Media, Inc. DesertUSA.com (http://www.desertusa.com/animals/centipedes.html) Hearst Communications, Inc (Houston Chronicle) American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Ft. Worth Raid of 2009 (http://www.chron.com/) “Obama once again at odds with Congress” October 2010 (http://www.chron.com/) The Register (London, UK) “What’s at stake for President-Elect Barack Obama?” 17 August, 2008 (http://www.theregister.co.uk/)

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