Blanding’s Turtle

About Blanding’s TurtleA Blanding’s turtle’s size can range from 16 to 22 cm

High-domed carapace ( top shell ) dark and covered with pale yellow flecking

Blanding’s Turtle HatchlingsHatchlings have a brown carapace (top shell) Hatchlings are no bigger than a quarter

Interesting FactsWhy are they endangered?

• Their habitat is getting destroyed

• Humans run them over because they are so small

• People put roads through their habitats and the turtles walk in the road and get run over

What humans are trying to do to help them

• They are trying to save their habitats but they still die from humans

• Still have roads running right through their habitats

• Trying to get them to safer places

More facts About the Blanding’s Turtle

• They don’t produce hatchlings until they are 14-20 years old

• They live in around Massachusetts• They need a wide open space so that

they can walk around freely without getting killed

• They eat:– Cray fish– Frogs– Earthworms– Snails– Vegetation– berries

• Even if you try to preserve their habitats, nut they still have roads going through their habitats, they still can’t survive

• Use appears to vary according to the individual and amount of precipitation, more upload utilization during dry years

MY OPINION ABOUT THE BLANDING’S TURTLE

I think the Blanding’s turtle is fun and interesting to learn about because sometimes you never know what animal is being endangered or had become extinct.

Information and pictures by Meghan