Threatened Terrapene ornata Reintroduced Into His Native Habitat
11 Terrapene ornata were reintroduced in their native habitat thanks to the Lincoln Zoo Park. Since this species is threatened, eggs are collected and brought to the zoo to be incubated, avoiding at the same time all the threats from snakes and raccoon. Every turtles from the 240000 acres park are uniquely marked and equipped with a radio transmitter. The program hopes to release 100 more turtles by 2020.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
It takes a whole team of scientist to save the declining population of turtle in Australia.
A $59000 grant was given to Kingston City (Ontario) to help with the species at risk.
In Puerto Rico, the number of sea turtle nest has beat the record.
Let’s control the foxes to protect and keep a decent number of native turtle in north-west Victoria.
Ecology
Trinitad and Tobago consider banning artisanal fishing tool that probably kill more than 1000 turtles a year.
Crime and Punishment
Im Bali a food stall was arrested for purchasing green sea turtle meat.
Health and Medical
Miscellaneous
The Annual Snapping Turtle Walk returns on June 13th in NY.
Baby snapping turtle was rescued from a backyard pool in Weymouth.
Police officer takes a snapping turtle out of the way using a downed traffic sign and a ice scraper.
Did You Know…
Box turtles sometimes consume poisonous mushrooms and the toxins may remains in their flesh, making them dangerous to eat.
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