If you have seen a wild turtle in Massachusetts, please report it using the form below.

For help identifying turtles to species, please visit the Turtle Conservation Project or the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program.

Step 1. Navigate to the exact location of the turtle sighting using the tool bar in the upper-left corner of the map.

Step 2. Zoom in as far as possible to improve accuracy.

Step 3: Click on the sighting location (a text box with lat/long will appear on the screen), and the lat/long fields will autofill.

Step 4. Complete as much of the form below as possible, and hit ‘submit.’

Step 5. E-mail any photos that you have to the address given at the prompt (mtjones@bio.umass.edu).