Rescue Me
To brighten up your day check out the Rescues section for a couple of videos of sea turtle being save by people at sea. If you haven’t heard of Dwight the turtle then check out his cuteness in the Miscellany section. A couple of lucky tortoises that have been found and a tortoise that’s escaped, now has a bounty on its head. Plus lots of stories in the Conservation section.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
City of Vallarta Now Caring for 223 Sea Turtle Nests.
Group is watching out for turtles while Feds are dredging.
Lynn teacher tries to slow turtle extinction.
Rare loggerhead turtle lays eggs on a Torrevieja beach.
Shell savior: Ahwatukee resident saves turtle stranded on side of the road.
Rescues
Fishermen in Heraklion rescued a sea turtle.
Sea turtle caught in huge fishing net rescued by boatman who dives in to save him.
Nice enough to help a stuck turtle.
Miscellany
Turtle power! Tiny Dwight who was rescued from the gutter set to star in children’s book after his 1.5-inch adventures make him a huge hit on social media.
Lost & Found
Decatur woman offers cash reward for safe return of escaped pet tortoise.
Wandering turtle finds way home.
A ‘lucky’ tortoise has escaped with its life after being tossed into a recycling lorry in Teignmouth.
Did You Know…
The spur-thighed tortoise or Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) is one of five species of Mediterranean tortoise. Its habitat is North Africa, southern Europe, and southwest Asia. It is prevalent in the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus (from Russia Anapa to Abkhazia Sukhumi to the south), as well as in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Dagestan.
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Photo from Kathy Laskowski/Sun Sentinel
