Bellinger River snapping turtle count
With spring approaching the staff from the Office of Environment and Heritage will be assessing the effects of the virus that occurred earlier this year. A leatherback sea turtle is rescued from fishing gear, Hugo turns a young 65 years of age and two sea turtles are released in Hong Kong; all in the Conservation section. Police are looking for teens who stole turtles from a store; in the Crime & Punishment section. Plus tortoises go astray in the Lost & Found section.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Population check of Bellinger River snapping turtles.
Leatherback turtle rescued from fishing gear off Maine coast.
Hugo the tortoise turns 65 at Australian Reptile Park: photos.
Flipping great! Young green turtles released back into wild after being rescued in Hong Kong.
Crime & Punishment
Kids Suspected of Stealing Turtles From Petco, Killing 1.
Lost & Found
Giant tortoise goes missing from SE Oklahoma City home.
Hunt for Plymouth tortoise Speedy after he ran away.
Miscellany
The Hill Turtle that Lost Its Way.
Did You Know…
The oldest tortoise ever recorded, and one of the oldest individual animals ever recorded, was Tu’i Malila, which was presented to the Tongan royal family by the British explorer Captain Cook shortly after its birth in 1777. Tu’i Malila remained in the care of the Tongan royal family until its death by natural causes on May 19, 1965, at the age of 188.
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Photo from Pic: Simone De Peak
