You can help their remarkable species survive. Terrestrial turtles need isolation, and a variety of food and cover. Most parcels meet some of these criteria, but improvements are easy. Eventually, natural processes will restore good habitat. Learn about and encourage the ideal conditions.
Humans activities pose the greatest threat to box turtle survival.
Protecting existing turtle colonies from people, and their machines, is the best hope for the turtles' future in the wild. Careful, thoughtful stewardship can ensure or enhance that future. The science of box turtle habitat stewardship is dramatically incomplete. Frankly, few landowners will follow scientific guidelines. So, these pages focus on the activities of wildlife, who understand more than scientists ever will.