All Entries Tagged With: "release"
Last Red Bellied Cooter of the 2008-2009 Head start class released!
It was an overcast day as the three of us ascended upon Great Quitticas Pond on the Lakeville/Middleboro line to release the last of the Red Bellied Cooters from the head start class 2008-2009. There were three people and a dog there fishing and enjoying the area. Lori and Tim Benson have taken care of [...]
5 Endangered Northern Red Bellied Cooters Released
The National Marine Life Center released five endangered Northern Red Bellied Cooters today at Great Quittacas Pond in Middleborough, MA. These five turtles were ones that had gone through the headstart program run by the state, and unfortunately were not big enough to be released with the rest of the headstart turtles on June 1st, [...]
Diamondback Terrapin Release!!
The National Marine Life Center released four headstart Diamondback Terrapins at Turtle Point, Lieutenant Island, Wellfleet, MA. The tiny turtles weighed only 5.5 grams when they were brought to NMLC last October, after having hatched too late in the season to survive the winter in the wild. Now an average of 56 grams – a [...]
Examined, cleared, and marked
The diamond-back terrapins were given a medical exam to see if they were considered “fit” for their return to the wild ( Diamondback Terrapin Release! June 25, 2009 ) and I’m happy to report all four terrapins passed with flying colors. Permanent identification is critical with all the animals we release, and these little turtles [...]
Diamondback Terrapin Release! June 25, 2009
Please join us in releasing our four headstart Diamondback Terrapins June 25, 2009 5pm, Lieutenant Island, Welfleet. We will meet at the one lane bridge and then continue as a group to turtle point for the release as a group.
Please join us in releasing:
Directions:
Take Route 6 to just beyond the 98 mile marker, take a [...]
Press Coverage of NMLC Red-Bellied Cooters Released in Middleboro
Six Northern Red-Bellied Cooters headstarted at the National Marine Life Center over the winter have been released into the wild in Middleboro on June 1st, 2009. They joined 132 other red bellies that had been carefully fed and cared for to restore this endangered population of aquatic turtles in Massachusetts.
The Boston Globe covered the release [...]
Fletcher gets ready for release!
Fletcher is a loggerhead sea turtle who stranded, cold-stunned, on November 28, 2008 in Truro. He was rescued by volunteers from the MassAudubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, triaged at the New England Aquarium, and transferred to NMLC on December 4. After four months of rehabilitation, Fletcher was ready to be released back into the wild!
In [...]
