Editing Blanding's turtle (section)

==Conservation status==
The primary threat to Blanding's turtle is [[habitat fragmentation]] and destruction as well as nest predation by unnaturally large populations of predators.<ref name=iucn/> It is listed as an [[endangered species]] on the [[IUCN Red List]]<ref name=iucn/> as endangered in some U.S. states, and as either threatened or endangered throughout Canada, though in the U.S. it has no federal status. International trade in Blanding's turtle is restricted, as the species is listed in Appendix II of the [[Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species]] (CITES) meaning that international trade is regulated by the CITES permit system.<ref name="CITES"/>

This species can also be adversely affected by prescribed burns. During fall and late spring hatchlings move overland and it is recommended that prescribed burns should be avoided during these times.<ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=Refsnider JM, Linck MH|date=2012 |title=Habitat use and movement patterns of Blanding's Turtles (''Emydoidea blandingii)'' in Minnesota, USA: a landscape approach to species conservation |url=https://herpconbio.org/Volume_7/Issue_2/Refsnider_Linck_2012.pdf|journal=Herpetological Conservation and Biology |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=185–195 |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>

The U.S. states in which it is considered endangered are [[Indiana]],<ref name=312iac>{{Cite web|author=Indiana Legislative Services Agency|year=2011|title=312 IAC 9-5-4: Endangered species of reptiles and amphibians|work=Indiana Administrative Code|access-date=28 Apr 2012|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/}}</ref> [[Illinois]], [[List of endangered species in Missouri|Missouri]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Endangered Species in the Field Guide|url=http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/endangered-species/endangered-species-field-guide|website=Discover Nature Field Guide|publisher=MO Dept. of Conservation|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref> [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[South Dakota]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pubstorage.sdstate.edu/agbio_publications/articles/ec919.pdf|title=A Field Guide to South Dakota Turtles|publisher=South Dakota State University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021133339/http://pubstorage.sdstate.edu/AgBio_Publications/articles/EC919.pdf|archive-date=2013-10-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is considered threatened in New York and Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Study tracks reclusive, threatened turtle species to better understand habitat needs |url=https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/DNR-News-Releases/ArticleID/4176/Study-tracks-reclusive-threatened-turtle-species-to-better-understand-habitat-needs |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Iowa Department of Natural Resources |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Blanding's Turtle Fact Sheet|url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7166.html|publisher=New York State Department of Environmental Conservation|access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref> In [[Michigan]], Blanding's turtle is also fully protected as a [[List of threatened fauna of Michigan|special concern species]],<ref>[https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/species/description/11490 Blanding's Turtle (''Emys blandingii)'']. Michigan Natural Features Inventory.</ref> making it unlawful to kill, take, trap, possess, buy, or sell.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michigan's Rare Animals|url=https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/species/animals|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> In [[Lake County, Illinois]], a long-term species recovery program has been underway since 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lake County celebrates World Turtle Day with release of 100 endangered Blanding's turtles |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801040902/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-world-turtle-day-st-0524-story.html |archive-date=2021-08-01 |url-status=live |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-world-turtle-day-st-0524-story.html}}</ref>

In Canada, the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River population in [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]] is federally threatened,<ref>[http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=846 Blanding's Turtle Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610232130/http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=846 |date=2013-06-10 }}, Species At Risk Public Registry</ref> and the [[Nova Scotia]] population is endangered.<ref>[http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=276 Blanding's Turtle Nova Scotia Population] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610224620/http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=276 |date=2013-06-10 }}, Species At Risk Public Registry.</ref>
Conservation and recovery efforts in Nova Scotia have been in place for two decades and rely on [[habitat]] and [[Life history theory|life history]] monitoring based on the work of conservation practitioners, researchers, and volunteers. Habitat protection has proven crucial. The population in [[Kejimkujik National Park]] has been placed under the highest level of protection, where volunteers and [[Parks Canada]] staff carry out annual efforts to protect the turtle's nests from predation and monitor their population over time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik/activ/decouverte-tours/opportunite-benevolat-volunteer-opportunities/surveillance-des-tortues-turtle-monitoring|title = Blanding’s turtle nest monitoring Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site|date = 2024-02-29}}</ref> The McGowan Lake population was initially protected by [[Bowater]] but has since been taken over by the Province. In [[Pleasant River, Nova Scotia|Pleasant River]], the Nova Scotia Nature Trust protects four separate segments of [[critical habitat]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Government of Canada|year=2017|title=Recovery Strategy for the Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), Nova Scotia Population, in Canada|publisher=Species at Risk Public Registry|url=http://sararegistry.gc.ca/document/doc2243p/p3_e.cfm?pedisable=false}}</ref>