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Turtles need help if in danger on road, but laws are in place
It's mating season for turtles, and as a protected species they deserve the respect the designation gives. And sometimes they need help across the road. Zack LeClair, shift lead at Wild Heart Ranch, a ...
City edged out by Crystal Palace in FA Cup final
City suffered FA Cup final disappointment at Wembley as Eberechi Eze’s first half goal saw Crystal Palace claim a 1-0 win and ...
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Muse family tradition documents Eastern box turtles on Roanoke County property
Eastern box turtles carry both the armor that protects them from most predators and the potential for eternal wandering in search of home. Turtles found in the wild and relocated carelessly to ...
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‘Dehydration, curled up feet’: Turtle kept in New Jersey home on cat food sees sun for the first time in 50 years. Watch
The story of a turtle seeing sunlight for the first time after almost 50 years has left social media emotional. The wild eastern box turtle, kept inside a New Jersey home for decades, developed ...
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Turtle Kept in Darkness on a Diet of Cat Food, Feels the Sun for the First Time in 50 Years
An eastern box turtle kept as a pet has been rehabilitated by a rescue in New Jersey and got her first chance to see the sun in decades this month Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...
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After 50 years of neglect, a rescued turtle finally sees the sun
It took 48 years for Rockalina to get a taste of earthworm. The eastern box turtle had lived since 1977 inside a New York home, never once venturing outside. Her nails curled into her feet ...
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Why turtles are crossing Oklahoma roads this spring and how to help them safely
What kind of turtles will people see in Oklahoma? Probably the three most common types of turtles are our red-ear sliders, box turtles, and snapping turtles. But there are actually lots of other ...
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After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors
A young boy found Rockalina, a wild eastern box turtle, while playing near his New York home in 1977. His family took her in and for nearly 50 years, she stayed there. She remained on a slick ...
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Language lives on for tribes in Oklahoma despite determined erasure attempts
More than a century after U.S. Indian boarding schools attempted to erase Indigenous cultures and languages, tribal nations in Oklahoma are working to reclaim ... elders of various tribes located ...
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Can this turtle help promote wildlife conservation in Pennsylvania?
State lawmakers this week advanced a proposal to make the Eastern box turtle Pennsylvania’s official reptile. The House Game and Fisheries Committee on Tuesday voted without dissent to send the ...
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Lawmaker proposes eastern box turtle as Pa. state reptile
SATURDAY, 46 DEGREES. COULD EVEN SEE A FEW SNOWFLAKES WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN THE Stambaugh said, "The eastern box turtle can be found across the Commonwealth in rural, suburban, and even urban ...