National Geographic: Ten U.S. species feeling global warming's heat, including the bog turtle in New Jersey
Bog Turtle.
Photo credit: National Geographic
Listed as endangered by IUCN, the tiny bog turtle is the United States' smallest turtle (4.5 inches, or 11.5 centimeters, long), and one of the country's scarcest. As its name suggests the bog turtle has very specific habitat requirements—the wetlands, bogs, and fens of the eastern United States, including New Jersey.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/29/2009 7:00 AM 
Categories: Reptiles
Tags: global warming bog turtle endangered new jersey eastern united states wetlands bogs climate change
Categories: Reptiles
Tags: global warming bog turtle endangered new jersey eastern united states wetlands bogs climate change
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