Roads are one of the biggest dangers wild animals face. A road cuts an animal's home into pieces, and every time it needs to get to the other side, for food, water, a mate, or a place to lay eggs, it has to cross. Turtles have it worst. A turtle's answer to danger is to pull into its shell and hold still, which is exactly the wrong move in the middle of a road, and it makes the turtle look like a rock or a lump of trash to a driver. You are not driving yet, but you will be someday, and in the meantime you are the extra set of eyes in the car.
This lesson is part of Certified Junior Herpetologist. Enrollment is self-paced, with no deadline to finish (about 30 hours).
