THE LUCILLE F. STICKEL AWARD FOR BOX TURTLE RESEARCH FOR 2011
Box turtles have been present in North American for millions of years. But the picture is changing rapidly. Every long-term study of the box turtle has concluded that populations are declining at an alarming rate today. Protecting existing populations is complicated by the fact that there is still so much that we do not know about the life history, habitat needs, and population dynamics of box turtles. In an effort to contribute to the science that may save them, the Box Turtle Conservation Committee established the Lucille F. Stickel Box Turtle Research Award in 2009 to honor her fifty years of box turtle research.
To date, the Lucille F. Stickel Award has supported two important research projects; a summary of the research can be viewed at the above website.
In order to continue funding important box turtle research, donations to the Stickel Award are urgently needed. The North Carolina Zoological Society accepts donations for this research award. All donations are tax deductible and go directly toward research funding.
To donate, please go to
www.boxturtlesintrouble.org
or send a check in any amount made out to the North Carolina Zoological Society. Write Stickel Fund in the bottom left and mail the check to
John Groves
North Carolina Zoo
4401 Zoo Parkway
Asheboro, North Carolina 27205
To donate by phone, call the North Carolina Zoo at 336.879.7250 or toll-free 888.244.3736 between 8 am and 5 pm EST.
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Attitude, rather than disposition is more definitive of serpent behavior. From the moment they emerge into this world until they complete their life cycle, their attitude is "Don't tread on me. I am well equipped to defend myself, but content to pass through life unnoticed. I mean no harm to anything or anyone that our creator has not provided as my bill of fare; I am self sustaining and I like it that way, please pass me by." - W.E. Haast
