Conservation group and Massachusetts students give Emydoidea blandingii a head start
Blanding’s turtles have about a 1 in 80 chance of living to be adults. So, a nonprofit in Boston is working to shift those odds and give baby Blanding’s turtles a better start. They’re being helped by some Massachusetts students.
Sending these baby turtles to schools, where young humans can care for them and raise them for a year, can give a big lift to this regionally threatened species, says Bryan Windmiller, executive director of Grassroots Wildlife Conservation. Click the link to read more…
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Species Facts…
Emydoidea blandingii turtles overwinter under or near water, in mud, or under vegetation or debris. It is omnivorous, eating crustaceans and other invertebrates, fish, frogs, crayfish, carrion, berries, and vegetable debris. It is capable of catching live fish. Blanding’s turtle may live to be 80 years.
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Photo from Don Lyman.
