Every time I see a box turtle in the road, I stop and bring it in my car and take it home, where I release it. I have 32 acres. I’m hoping to start a box turtle attraction as long as they all stay nearby.
We’ll see how it works out.
(I’m kidding)
The good thing about box turtles is that they can be stacked neatly in your garage.
You’re not supposed to remove them from their ancestral territory.
Pick them up and take them to the side they were heading for, instead.
They have very specific paths they take to vernal pools during mating season, and if they are taken from that general area, they’ll just try to get back there and probably end up on the road, again.