World Turtle News, 04/08/15

The time to protect Blanding’s Turtle habitat is now

Blanding’s Turtle is a threatened species in Indiana, Illinois, Ontario, Quebec, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Michigan. The need to protect a critical habitat – that is a habitat used for reproduction, feeding and hibernation – is a key step to save this endangered species. GPS trackers have been used to better understand the species’ movements and to locate a site with high habitat suitability for future conservation plans.

Turtle News From Around the World

Conservation

Helping and protecting sea turtles on Curacao.

After being treated for months at the Brevard Zoo, 2 sea turtles return to the sea.

Medical/Health

90-year-old tortoise gets a pair of prosthetic legs from Trevor Adams after being attacked by a rat.

When the only way to remove inactive eggs from a tortoise is surgery.

Miscellaneous

When turtles meet tradition… it gets complicated !

Did You Know…

The Pleurodira turtles are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, largely to Australia, South America, and Africa.

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Photo from The Nature Conservancy

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