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"Mrs. Bones"

The newest turtle to become a part of the Earthshine Turtle Tracks project is Mrs. Bones. She is a rather large female that Dr. Billy Hagler found in the horse pasture very close to where Bones was first found in the barn. She is a very secretive and shy turtle that very seldom comes out of her shell.

In mid October we attached a Telenax transmitter with an expected life expectancy of 2.5 years. Although this transmitter is under the weight limit for Mrs. Bones, I feel that it is just a bit large in size and shape so it will be replaced with a smaller unit in the spring of 2009 after Mrs. Bones comes out of hibernation.

Mrs. Bones was released near her point of capture on 10-26-2008 and Meredith and I have begun following her movements. Data from Mrs. Bones Tracks will be compared with Bones Tracks and it is a good bet that Mrs. Bones and Bones have met before so it will be very interesting to follow them both and see what happens!

Mrs. Bones' adopted "guardians" are Billy and Gail Hagler and the residents of Sherwood Forest whose generous donations have made this study possible.

To view Mrs. Bones tracking map in a new window with her past movements and current location just click (map is not active yet)HERE

NOTE: Distances and locations on the map are approximate. Exact location information will not be posted on this site due to possible poaching/trespass issues.

Observational data, movies and photos collected each time Mrs. Bones is located will be posted through the link below.

Mrs. Bones Tracks Tracking Logs

Click the photo link below to go to the MRS. BONES TRACKS track logs. Each tracking day has its own page for easier viewing. On each page you will find the detail data of each tracking day, photos and a sometimes a short video of Mrs. Bones position at the time of location. Logs begin with the most recent and progress to the oldest as you click through the links at the bottom of each days page.

Click the photo below to go to the latest Track Log.


To view the index of Mrs. Bones previous track logs just click HERE

Please return often because as this study unfolds, I will update this page with more data, photos and movies documenting the journeys of Mrs. Bones the Eastern Box Turtle.

Mrs. Bones and Meredith.

Please contact us if you have a box turtle local to the WNC area that is injured, sick, displaced or is in need of a little R & R or if you are interested in becoming a part of The Earthshine Turtle Tracks program .

If you would like to adopt (sponsor) Mrs. Bones just email me for more information.


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