Want to be a citizen scientist?
What is a citizen scientist?
- Any volunteer, whom may or may not have any scientific training, that helps gather information for scientific study.
Want to be a citizen scientist?
You can help with our Box Turtle Connection study!
If you find a LIVE or DEAD Box Turtle in your backyard or anywhere else you can help! All you have to do is:
- Take pictures like the two shown below.
- Send the pictures and your address (or GPS location) to: turtle@piedmontwildlifecenter.org
- Fill out the data sheet, found HERE.
Did You Know?
Each box turtle has it’s own unique markings, as you can see from these pictures:
At Piedmont Wildlife Center we mark our turtles so that if we ever find them again, we can identify them and keep track of how many turtles we have. When you send us pictures it helps us identify the turtles and when we find turtles in close proximity to one another, we will determine if they are the same turtle or not!
By tracking, studying, marking and releasing turtles, we can learn a lot about the health of the box turtle population in this area. Eastern box turtle populations are declining and we are determined to find out why. Although we are marking turtles on our property, we are interested in the health of the box turtle population across the Triangle, including where turtles are likely to get hit by cars.
