Truro scientist finds link between box turtles and power lines
It’s not easy keeping up with box turtles. Dr. Ray Clarke, a scientist who spent three years tracking the land-roving reptiles through the woods of Truro and Wellfleet, learned that first-hand. His study focused on how the right-of-ways around the Outer Cape’s power lines might be affecting the breeding habits and survival of Eastern box turtles, which are listed as a species of special concern in Massachusetts. Click the link to learn more…
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Photo from Raymond Clarke.
