EIU Box Turtle Community Project

1. Photograph

You do not need to handle the turtle! Take pictures quickly so to minimize its stress.

Top: To capture the pattern, which is like a fingerprint! AND Front: To capture eye color, which helps us determine sex.

Front: To capture eye color, which helps us determine sex.

2. Location

Please record the GPS coordinates of your turtle as accurately as possible.

iPhone

1. Open apple maps app. Satellite view is probably best. Zoom in as much as needed to note your exact location.
2. Tap and hold your turtle’s exact location on apple maps until red pin dot appears.
3. Slide up the Marked Location list at the bottom and note the longitude and latitude.
4. Include longitude and latitude in your Facebook post or e-mail!

Android

1. Open Google Maps with your phone location turned on. Satellite view is probably best. Zoom in as much as needed to note your exact location.
2. Tap and hold on the map at the turtle’s exact location to create a pin.
3. Tap on the pin.
4. Tap on the latitude and longitude coordinates shown in the new window to copy (you may have to scroll down) and include in your Facebook post or e-mail!

3. Submit

Send us your photos with the location and we will use them to better understand Eastern Box Turtle status and behavior in our area.

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• Email: EIUBoxTurtles@gmail.com