Duck's boon might be a turtle's bane: Overturned duck nest boxes can be death traps for turtles

Biologists have discovered that overturned duck nest boxes can be death traps for wetland turtles. Ordinarily a good thing, duck nest boxes -- a nesting box attached to a pole in the wetland ground -- are often erected in wetlands to provide nest sites for cavity-nesting ducks such as wood ducks and hooded mergansers. However, improper care of these boxes can have devastating effects on wetland turtles.

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