A trio of Sea Turtles released
The Sea Turtle Hospital in Charleston release three sea turtles on Wednesday to a crowd of hundreds. A super super article about the cultural history of the Gopherus Agassizii. Volunteers in the Santa Monica Mountains have built a temporary sanctuary to help pond turtles survive the drought and more in the Conservation section. Tortoises getting into and out of trouble in the Lost & Found and Miscellany sections.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Rehabilitated sea turtles returned to sea.
Gopherus agassizii: A Cultural History of Tortoises.
Sickly turtle on the mend.
Helping native turtles survive the drought.
Run for Fun – Run for the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation.
Lost & Found
100-pound tortoise reunited with Old Metairie owners after digging out of the backyard and wandering the street.
Miscellany
Crews rescue tortoise from small garage fire in Independence.
Did You Know…
The species name agassizii is in honor of Swiss-American zoologist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz.
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Photo from Adult desert tortoise. Photo courtesy David Lamfrom.
