Urbanization and development are rapidly increasing resulting in increasing rates of human-wildlife interactions that are detrimental to native animals. Eastern box turtles, Terrapene carolina, are an example of species experiencing such vulnerabilities throughout their range. Effects from habitat loss, road mortality, domestic pets, and diseases and reduced health in wild populations have all been documented. Displaced, injured, and killed animals are admitted to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, GA for rehabilitation and data collection.  Box turtle eggs have been removed from females that have been hit on roads for incubation and hatching.  In addition some surviving box turtles that reside in the GSTC exhibit have been able to reproduce and lay eggs freely in the exhibit. These hatchlings have been headstarted and used in the educational display at GSTC.  In May 2011, headstarted individuals were equipped with radio transmitters and released on Jekyll Island to investigate the acclimation period and survival of released hatchlings.  Additionally, box turtle surveys will be conducted on Jekyll to gather information on presence, abundance, habitat associations, and survival of resident box turtles for comparison to released headstarted box turtles.