Half-shell heroes saving lost turtles
Find out what the Kelly Tarlton’s Turtle Rehabilitation programme is doing to save sea turtles in New Zealand. Its name was Koha but the real gift was the crucial care a team of Auckland experts gave the critically endangered turtle, which ultimately saw its return to the wild. The juvenile hawksbill, named by Ngati Kuri iwi, was found stranded at Glink’s Gully near Dargaville in September 2014, in a severely lethargic and emaciated state. Koha’s journey back to health included being flown to Auckland for initial assessment at Auckland Zoo’s Centre for Conservation Medicine, before two years of care at Kelly Tarlton’s, with the support of the Sea Life Trust. Click the link to read more…
Plus a prescribed burn, gps eggs, turtle namings, a head banging tortoise, an early brumation wake up and a few amusing videos and lots more…
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Education
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Health & Medical
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Obituaries
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Miscellany
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This Week In Turtles…
Performance Pediatrics LLC will sponsor “Cold Stunned: Sea Turtles on the Brink” from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Cape Cinema, 35 Hope Lane, Dennis, MA 02638, USA.
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