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250-pound "rock" stuck in the swamp turns out to be a sea turtle in mortal need!
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (347+ words) Georgia " You really have to look closely here: what first looks like a dirty rock is actually an animal in mortal danger! In the swamps of Georgia, a sea turtle got stuck. This critter weighed more than 250 pounds! The Tybee…...
Runaway tortoise found, reunited with his owner in southeast Evanston
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (500+ words) For the past 30 hours or so, a vigorous, curious and fearless Russian tortoise named Topper escaped from his owner's outdoor playground on Judson'Avenue, crawled about 500 feet, missed being run over by a car, endured a'veterinary'exam, spent the night at Chicago…...
Hilton Head Island sees record start for sea turtle nesting season
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (361+ words) HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S. C. (WSAV) " Hilton Head Island is celebrating a milestone on its beaches. So far this season, 318 sea turtle nests have been found on Hilton Head Island beaches. That's about 80 more than last year's total and the season is…...
Video: Endangered sea turtles returned to sea after medical treatment
19+ hour, 13+ min ago (13+ words) Cape Cod Times...
GALLERY: Take a look back through photos of turtles in South Jersey
13+ hour, 28+ min ago (850+ words) Staff at the Wetlands Institute taught Stone Harbor Elementary School students how to gently and safely hold young turtles recently. Irie, a kindergartner at Stone Harbor Elementary School, gives a "turtle handshake" to a terrapin before releasing it back into…...
Average Guy Outdoors: Why snapping turtles risk the road " and how to help
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (470+ words) Why did the turtle cross the road?" To get to the Shell station, is how one version of the joke goes. The reality is turtles cross roads all of the time. And judging by the evidence of the failure of…...
Snapping Turtle spotted laying eggs at Chippewa Park
19+ hour, 28+ min ago (75+ words) CBC Snapping Turtle spotted laying eggs at Chippewa Park On June 29th, a snapping turtle made an interesting choice: it laid its eggs in the middle of the road at the Chippewa Park Campground area. - From Ojibway Park to South Windsor,…...
Naturalist to separate reptile myths from facts at Lanier Library
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (306+ words) Published 8: 40 am Friday, July 3, 2026 TRYON'Area residents will have the opportunity to test their knowledge of reptiles and learn more about some of the region's most misunderstood creatures during an upcoming program at Lanier Library. As part of the Felburn Nature…...
Somerset estate helps bring turtle doves back from the brink
19+ hour, 21+ min ago (558+ words) A major Somerset rewilding effort is starting to pay off, with turtle doves released last year now being recorded back at key sites in Somerset and Devon after their long migration to Africa and back. The rare doves have returned…...
UF Whitney Lab opens applications for Fall Sea Turtle Husbandry Internship
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (126+ words) The Sea Turtle Hospital at the University of Florida's Whitney Laboratory is accepting applications for its Fall Washback Sea Turtle Husbandry Internship. The program coincides with Florida's Atlantic coast "washback season," when shifting winds and currents push hundreds to thousands…...