What’s small (reaching a maximum size of 4.5 inches), has a shell, and a distinctive orange patch on each side of its head? A bog turtle! 🐢 This New York State native turtle is the smallest turtle species in North America! It is state listed as endangered and federally listed as threatened. It’s pretty neat that NYS has populations in the wild, but many thanks should be given to DEC, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), conservation partners, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS
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The quest to protect the bog turtle: Saving NC’s smallest turtle
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Here’s some rare footage of a wild Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) escaping into his tunnel. They dig these small tunnels to use as hibernacula during the winter, and in the spring, they emerge from among the roots to forage, bask, and mate throughout the fen’s thick tussocks of sedges/grasses and clumps sphagnum moss. Unfortunately, because of their unique characteristics, bog turtles are sought out in the illegal pet trade. An adult bog turtle is worth a few thousand dollars on the black m
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One small step for these turtles, one bog leap for bog-turtle-kind 🐢 Just in time for “Turtles Need Our Help” day of Wild Turtle Week, ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca literally gave some at-risk turtles a helping hand. He released 15 bog turtles into a wetland in the Southern Appalachian PARCAs, or Priority Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Areas. This release was part of our effort to safeguard one of North America’s tiniest and rarest turtles. Bog turtles are secretive, small, and highly i
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The Bog Turtle is North America's smallest turtle, reaching up to 4.5 inches in length, and is easily identified by the distinctive orange or yellow patches on the sides of its head. These shy, semi-aquatic reptiles live in open, groundwater-fed wetlands like bogs and wet meadows, and their populations are declining due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and illegal collection for the pet trade. The bog turtle is federally listed as a threatened species. Bog turtle ( Glyptemys muhlenbergii) with Mo
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A bog turtle, North America’s tiniest turtle, is no bigger than your hand. Its habitat is disappearing, and it needs help. Scientists are launching a tracking program to better understand what needs to be done. Learn more with #SciNC! This story was produced with support from the NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. Special thanks to NC Wildlife Resources Commission and Tangled Bank Conservation. | PBS North Carolina
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