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Turtle News Briefs

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Interesting turtle news we’ve seen recently.

Stories include a Christmas wish for a snapping turtle, a pilot joins the ranks of sea turtle heroes, and turtle hatchlings crawl and swim for science.

Plus Yoshi’s freedom day, sea turtles rethink some nesting sites, and much more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

Our pre-Christmas edition features a hoped-for Christmas gift for Basil the snapping turtle.

Also, some updates on cold-stunning season and rescued turtles, sea turtle hatchlings crawl on treadmills, and federal prison sentences for turtle traffickers. Plus much more.

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Turtle News Briefs

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Recent turtle news we found interesting.

In the US cold stranding season marches on, with turtle rehab centers across the country pitching in to get as many turtles healthy again as possible.

Also, one California town didn’t hesitate to help the turtles find refuge from the fires.

But one population of leatherback sea turtles may make the endangered species list. And Rhode Island’s spotted turtles are in trouble.

Elsewhere, plans for a Turtle Island sanctuary look intriguing. A little sea turtle ends up thousands of miles from home. And the news about plastic pollution just keeps getting worse. 🙁 Plus much more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

Cold stranding season continues … along with a reminder that cold stunned turtles aren’t necessarily dead.

Meanwhile, one California town turned city hall’s basement into a turtle refuge, a Florida county is adding a 2nd sea turtle statue, and one New Mexico home has a unique turtle carving in the backyard.

That “dead” turtle may not be! It could just be suffering from the cold. Don’t try to warm it up (that could kill it!). But do please call for help.

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Turtle News Briefs

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Recent turtle news stories we found interesting.

Scientists keep learning more about where adult sea turtles forage. And how juveniles spend their first few years.

Also … why do people seem to forget many turtle species are protected? Selling them, killing them, and fishing in their sanctuaries keep getting people in trouble!

Also, several sea turtle releases, a dramatic rescue, and saving the rare Dahl’s toad-headed Turtle. Plus much more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

This week the Ventura County wildfires destroyed homes and threatened people & animals alike. But nearly 100 turtles rode to safety as their sanctuary’s evacuation plan worked beautifully.

Elsewhere, a snapping turtle and his fish friend need a new tank. We keep learning more about how & where sea turtles live. And lighted fishing nets can protect turtles. Plus much, much more.

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Turtle News Briefs

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Turtle stories we found interesting this week.

They include: cold stranding season starts in New England, record numbers of green turtle nests in Volusia County, and a surprising find in a southern Illinois creek.

Plus a tortoise vigorously defends his garden, a sea turtle with a lifebelt, and more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

Cold-stranding season has begun in Cape Code a bit early this year. And rescuers need pilots’ help to get the affected turtles to treatment centers.

There’s also good news from Texas, where unlimited commercial turtle trapping may end. And from Illinois, where researchers found a wild snapping turtle for the first time in decades.

Other stories include unwanted turtle traps, and upgraded sea turtle hospital, and more.

Looking for volunteers to help save cold-stunned sea turtles. Turtles Fly Too (a sea turtle rescue and transport organization) needs people to fly the injured animals from the Boston area to rehab centers for treatment.

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Turtle News Briefs

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A bit of housekeeping before we got on with the turtle news: We’ll be posting Turtle News Briefs once per week, on Fridays, at least through the end of 2017. The plan is to return to 2x weekly in early 2018.

Now. Here’s the turtle stories we found interesting over the past few days. There an inspiring short video of the women of the Terrapin Nesting Project. Plus cocktails for turtles, and turtle CPR.

Also, turtles come knocking, a 2-headed slider, and more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

Some people just really love turtles (not that we can blame them!). We found a front yard turned into a nesting site, and CPR for a turtle. Plus drinking for a good cause, lots of sea turtles going home, and more.

Georgia Sea Turtle Center welcomes students: The Center offers year-round educational programs to inspire students and help them understand the natural world.

Would you turn your front yard into a terrapin nesting site? Check out this short video about the women of the Terrapin Nesting Project. Yes, including the yard full of terrapin nests! 💗

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Turtle News Briefs
Happy Halloween!

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Recent turtle news includes a tortoise traveling to near space, a campaign for a plastic-free coastline, and a going-home party for a sea turtle.

Also see a snake riding a tortoise, and a dog helping save a turtle. Plus the ‘Turtle Man’ of North Carolina, and other stories.

Recent U. S. Turtle News

Saving turtles from fishing line, oil, and owners who got in over their heads. Also a tortoise unfazed by a snake, a golfing tortoise 😉 , and more.

Dog helps save turtle: Ok, Sissy probably didn’t do much actual helping, but she clearly wanted to. She swam around the tangled turtle & tried to help pull it to shore. Her human got the turtle untangled.

Meet the ‘Turtle Man’: He rescues tortoises (mostly sulcatas) when their owners realize they can’t take care of the animals. He’s based in North Carolina, but he’ll travel to pick up tortoises in need. 💗 He also welcomes visitors to stop & pet them when he’s got them out for walks.

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Turtle News Briefs

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Interesting turtle stories we found recently. Did you miss these?

Sea turtles had a good nesting year. Funding secured for a sea turtle habitat restoration project. And the New England Aquarium is prepared to treat cold-stunned turtles.

Plus a glimpse into how sea turtles may survive storms, a checkup for a favorite sea turtles, and more.

Recent U. S. Turtle News

It was a record sea turtle nesting year on some beaches, but now sea turtles are in danger of cold stunning, and snapping turtles are in danger from commercial harvesting. Plus more stories.

Anna Maria Island’s record-breaking year: The sea turtle season officially ends October 31. And the island’s Turtle Watch had recorded 488 loggerhead nests & 5 green sea turtle nests. The most ever! 💗

The million-dollar sea turtle habitat: 8 million dollars actually. And it’s not just for the sea turtles. But mostly for the sea turtles. The sea turtle habitat restoration project will replace sand lost to hurricane Matthew. Which will ensure the sea turtles have good nesting sites.

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