{"id":10926,"date":"2012-05-21T15:24:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T20:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=10926"},"modified":"2012-05-21T15:24:24","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T20:24:24","slug":"eastern-box-turtles-mas-great-neck-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=10926","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Box Turtles @ MAS Great Neck Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sue Wieber Nourse with Fourth Great Neck Box Turtle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This weekend the Turtle Journal team recorded the fourth Eastern box turtle at Mass Audubon’s Great Neck Sanctuary<\/a> in Wareham, Massachusetts.\u00c2\u00a0 Above, Sue Wieber Nourse examines this very attractive male box turtle in front of the Great Neck sign.<\/p>\n

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Great Neck Sanctuary Male Eastern Box Turtle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Incredibly handsome, this male box turtle sports bright red eyes\u00c2\u00a0surrounded by\u00c2\u00a0deep orange skin with a tinge of yellow in his cowl.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0His carapace is quite dark with golden highlights.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0This fellow\u00c2\u00a0is marked #3 for future identification.<\/p>\n

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Four Eastern Box Turtles @ Great Neck Sanctuary<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Since its opening last summer, we have identified four Eastern box turtles within the Great Neck Sanctuary.\u00c2\u00a0 Two, #2 and #1100, are females; two, #3 and C, are males.\u00c2\u00a0 All\u00c2\u00a0are mature adults.\u00c2\u00a0 No juveniles or hatchlings have yet to be found.\u00c2\u00a0 Click on the image above for an enlarged photograph of these turtles for easy identification.\u00c2\u00a0 If you encounter a box turtle during your walk along the trails of the Great Neck Sanctuary, don’t hesitate to call the Turtle Journal hotline at 508-274-5108 or email us at theturtleguy@comcast.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Male Eastern Box Turtle in MAS Great Neck Sanctuary<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

After an examination, a complete set of measurements, and after being marked with a triangular notch in his third right marginal scute for lifelong identification, this male Eastern box turtle was released deep inside the Huckleberry Loop of the Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Keep a sharp eye out for him and his companions when you’re hiking through Wareham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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