Emydoidea blandingii Threatening Turbine Project Revoked
A proposed wind turbine development in Prince Edward County, east of Toronto got revoked in favour of the endangered species after the project was judged to cause the turtle “serious and irreversible” harm. This is the third time in three years ! Cheryl Anderson the past president of the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists said that “It’s been a long haul”. According to her, the tribunal found that none of the proposed solution to the problem would have made the place a safe place for the endangered turtle.
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Conservation
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No sign of Emydoidea blandingii at site of future school
Ecology
Snapping turtle laid eggs between a street and a sidewalk
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Dead nesting turtle might not be an accident
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Education
Testing the Tortoise Tracker
Miscellany
Trespassing snapping turtle basking next to a swimming pool
Species Facts…
Black-breasted hill turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) The natural range is from Kwangsi, Kwangtung, and Hainan Islands in southern China through Vietnam to the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, and Okinawa (Ernst and Barbour). “
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