Paige Jackson and Kizzie start the search for eastern box turtles. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post

Students at the Herpetology camp go looking for turtles with the help of Dennis Goodin and his dog Possum at Dan Nicholas Park. Possum is trained to search and retrieve box turtles so they may be studied at the Allison Woods Outdoor Center. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post

Paige Jackson holds a piece of a box turtle as she explains how to identify females from males. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post

Dennis Goodin and his dog Possum look for box turtles. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post

CarolinePoole, left, follows Paige Jackson and Kizzie, a Boykin spaniel, through the woods looking for turtles. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post

Will Klinger looks at a box turtle shell. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post

Possum, a Boykin spaniel, lies on the floor while his handlers talk about how dogs are trained to find box turtles. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post

Possum searches for eastern box turtles. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post

Paige Jackson holds an eastern box turtle that was found during the herpetology camp at Dan Nicholas Park. Bernadine Hernandez/Salisbury Post