. ▁The ▁life ▁history ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁box ▁t urt le ▁( long ▁lif es pan ▁and ▁slow ▁re product ive ▁rate ) ▁make ▁it ▁particularly ▁vulner able ▁to ▁such ▁thre ats . ▁The ▁common ▁box ▁t urt le ▁is ▁therefore ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁V ul ner able ▁species ▁on ▁the ▁IU CN ▁Red ▁List . ▁The ▁common ▁box ▁t urt le ▁is ▁also ▁listed ▁on ▁Append ix ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁International ▁Trade ▁in ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁( C IT ES ), ▁meaning ▁that ▁international ▁trade ▁in ▁this ▁species ▁should ▁be ▁carefully ▁monitor ed ▁to ▁ensure ▁it ▁is ▁compatible ▁with ▁the ▁species ’ ▁surv ival . ▁In ▁addition , ▁many ▁U . S . ▁states ▁now ▁reg ulate ▁or ▁prohib it ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁this ▁species . ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁also ▁occurs ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁protected ▁areas , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁protect ▁populations ▁from ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁development , ▁while ▁it ▁may ▁also ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁Sierra ▁del ▁Ab ra ▁T anch ip a ▁B ios phere ▁Reserve , ▁Mexico . ▁Conserv ation ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁the ▁common ▁box ▁t urt le ▁include ▁establish ing ▁management ▁practices ▁during ▁urban ▁develop ments ▁that ▁are ▁sympath ic ▁to ▁this ▁species , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁further ▁research ▁into ▁its ▁life ▁history ▁and ▁the ▁monitoring ▁of ▁populations . ▁ ▁State ▁re pt iles ▁ ▁Common ▁box ▁t urt les ▁are ▁official ▁state ▁re pt iles ▁of ▁four ▁U . S . ▁states . ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and