Tag: North Carolina Piedmont
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Box Turtles and “Rebel Love”
by Nicolette L. Cagle, Ph.D., September 19, 2026, Durham, North Carolina. I am exhausted, having just returned from Duke Forest, where my students and I were searching for and radio-tracking Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina). The effort, persistence, and perspiration are worth it: a chance to give back to the Box Turtles that have…
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Within the Box: Habitat Mosaics, Moisture, and the Seasonal Lives of Eastern Box Turtles
Eastern Box Turtles are often described as woodland turtles, but the scientific literature reveals a more complex story. In this post, I explore how Eastern, or Woodland, Box Turtles use habitat mosaics of forest, wetland, edge, leaf litter, logs, brambles, moisture, shade, and overwintering sites. Their home is not a single habitat type, but a…
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