Eastern box turtle Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.

Development and poaching erasing years of work to protect wood turtles in Virginia - Virginia Mercury

Injured turtles are filling Long Island rescue centers beyond capacity - Newsday

The Unexpected Arrival of a Teeny, Tiny (and Critically Endangered) Spider Tortoise, Smithsonian Voices

Eastern Box Turtle - Riverview Park and Zoo

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - “The eastern box turtle can withdraw its whole fleshy body into its shell! The shell's lower hinge enables it to conceal the turtle's head, limbs

Terrapene carolina The Reptile Database

The Unexpected Arrival of a Teeny, Tiny (and Critically Endangered) Spider Tortoise, Smithsonian Voices

Grand Rapids zoo working to save diminishing Michigan turtle population

Conservation Classroom Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute