BTPT - Publications

Please take the time to read the documents below. These documents provide an idea of why box turtles are being seen less and less and ways to help them.

	The Box Turtle Partnership of Texas Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers).
	Box Turtles in Texas: A Review of Natural History and Call for Conservation Action.
	The Race to Save Texas Box Turtles provides and explanation of why there is a need for concern and what you can do if you find a box turtle.
	This file is a small collection of articles from the Audubon Naturalist News concerning the decline of box turtles specifically in the eastern part of the country. The topics discussed in these articles apply to box turtles across North America.
	The Trade in Native and Exotic Turtles in Texas is a collabroative effort between Claudia P. Ceballos and Dr. Lee A. Fitzgerald of Texas A&M University. This paper, while discussing more than just box turtles, provides insight into the commercial turtle trade in Texas.
	The Box Turtle Connection, A Passageway into the Natural World authored by Ann Berry Somers and Catherine E. Matthews is a reference and instruction guide for conducting box turtle education and research in the classroom.

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