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Turtle news we found interesting recently.
Stories include sea turtles nesting, sea turtles rescued, and sea turtles going viral … but sadly not for a happy reason.
Other news includes big fines for catching & shooting an alligator snapper, a turtle napping, and investing in the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef.
Plus much more.
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Still no new box turtle news this week.
But here’s a whole passel of ornates enjoying a feast!
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Turtle news we found interesting recently.
Stories include giving up on a race for a turtle-ly awesome reason. Color-coordinated hand-feeding. And the Turtle Man spends his days sculpting turtles on the beach.
Plus we never get tired of watching hatchlings toddle across the sand.
And much more.
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Still not too much boxie news to find. But if you’re in Massachusetts near Wellfleet, consider this training session.
Learn to track box turtles: If you’re near the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, sign up to learn box turtle tracking, and then head out to do just that! Presentation is on May 20.
And here’s an interesting picture showing different box turtle shell patterns. So cool!
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Recent turtle news we found interesting.
Springtime means turtles! Sea turtles, & terrapins, & all kinds of turtles. So keep an eye out for turtles of all kinds & sizes.
Of course there’s the usual rescues & releases. But also some little cuties in head-start programs, an exciting find in Vietnam, and more turtle smuggler caught.
Plus much more.
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No new box turtle news this week. Enjoy this beauty instead.
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Turtles!
Returning turtles, protected turtles, and healing turtles.
Also 3D turtle models, a cigarette turtle with a message, and more protections for turtles.
And enough with the plastic already! And stay off the turtles (Seriously? That has to be said?).
Plus more.
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No box turtle news this week.
Instead enjoy this picture from the Turtle Conservancy of a boxie with a rather unique hat. 😀
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Turtle news we found interesting recently.
It’s time to keep an eye out for out turtle friends again, on beaches and on roadways. They’re on the move!
Plus sea turtles may be more creative than we thought. But some populations keep to themselves.
Also New Jersey considers a state turtle, turtle trafficking is still big business, and much more.
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We need to do better about keeping forested areas connected to other forested areas. Many, many animals survive better when they live in forested/undeveloped areas connected to other similar areas.
Box turtles need connected forest areas to survive: Any one box turtle tends to stay in a relatively small home range. But that range needs to overlap with other box turtles’ ranges so they can breed. And a few will be wanderers, which can spread their DNA far & wide. But of course, roads are dangerous to turtles.
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Recent turtle news you may have missed.
Along with the beginning of sea turtle nesting season in the US comes reminders to keep the beaches safe for the turtles. And the story one young man whose Eagle Scout project will hopefully keep the reminders front and center all season long.
We also found rescues and releases. And a lot of people around the world all trying to protect their turtle populations.
There’s also a bit of good news for a few turtle species. And for a certain turtle museum.
Plus, sadly, the continued fight against plastic pollution, abandoned fishing gear, and dangerous traps.
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We didn’t find any new box turtle stories this week. So enjoy this short clip of a beautiful boxie from the Box Turtle Sanctuary of Central Virginia. Then go like this awesome little organization’s Facebook page.
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Recent turtle stories you may have missed.
Two dedicated sea turtle protectors, and sea turtle egg poachers caught in the act, thanks to a little luck.
Plus kids helping an injured turtle, and gopher tortoises helping other species (indirectly, but still …).
Also a UK company with a name to match its mission, a marine science lab with an open door policy, and much more.
We hope you enjoy. And have a turtle-rific weekend.
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No new boxie news this week.
Instead, enjoy this beautiful ornate box turtle posing for the camera at Turtles And Tortoises Inc..
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Recent turtle news you may have missed.
Stories include an award for founders of a turtle rescue, a new adoption center for another rescue, and … well … rescues!
Plus power companies doing good, more efforts to reduce plastic pollution, and trying to understand sea turtle development.
Plus much more.
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Power companies aren’t usually considered the good guys, but that’s not always fair. This company helped with clearing important turtle habitat. And there’s another story in the U.S. News section about a company in Alabama doing even more!
Power company helps clear box turtle habitat: Ameren Illinois helped the Illinois DNR clear vegetation from land two threatened species—the Ornate box turtle and the Illinois Chorus Frog—call home.
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Turtle news we found interesting recently.
Stories include more turtle protections, successful hatchings, and successful rehab. Plus a wedding, a possible way to help more male sea turtles hatch, and more.
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No new box turtle news this week.
Instead, enjoy this curious beauty from the Chambana Box Turtle Project.
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Turtle news we found interesting recently.
Have you seen these?
We found lots of stories out of Florida this week. From warm nests leading to fewer male turtles to cold waters causing more chilly turtles. And a new tumor treatment for sea turtles.
In other parts of the world Yoshi’s been exploring it, eggs removed from injured mom turtle hatch successfully, and plastic still makes the news too often.
Plus more.
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We didn’t find any new box turtle news this week. But enjoy this Coahuilan Box Turtle from the Turtle Conservancy’s FB page!