Another tortoise has a 3D printed shell
Fred a Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaris) has received an entire 3D printed shell as a replacement after his was damaged in a forest fire. Cooktown in Australia imposed a moratorium on sea turtle and Dugong hunting, see the Conservation section. That RES you “released” after the Ninja Turtle Craze, we’ve found that, see the Miscellany section.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Fred the Tortoise Receives a 3D Printed Shell After a Horrific Fire Destroys His Original.
Bob Irwin hopes moratoriums are imposed on sea turtle and Dugong hunting.
Goanna-proof fence saves 90 baby turtles in Torres Strait.
Slow, steady for western pond turtle program in Gorge.
Education
Hear about sea turtle hatching season Thursday at Quinta Mazatlán.
Miscellany
Terrapin dumped in pond during Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles craze found alive 25 YEARS later.
Turtles Race to the Finish Line at the Lincoln County Fair.
Did You Know…
Sirenia (commonly referred to as sea cows) are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the Dugong (one species) and Manatees (three species).
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