How scientists are giving rare turtle babies a head start on life

By raising hatchlings in captivity through their first winter, researchers hope more threatened turtles survive to adulthood. Years ago, when I worked for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, I had the pleasure of working with rare Blanding’s turtles, using telemetry to track them to learn more about their life cycles and how they used […]

Biodiversity, Conservation

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