The turtles are nesting where they are because it's a good sunny spot, and they often return to the same place year after year to nest. Many species of turtle are in trouble, and if you can do anything to help them, especially protecting the nests from predators, you'd be making an important contribution.
Here are some links to turtle conservation sites. The first is a basic guide to backyard conservation. Other pages on the same site have a lot of good information:
Time flies when you are having fun. All good things must come to an end. Pictures from this year and last.
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The turtles are nesting where they are because it's a good sunny spot, and they often return to the same place year after year to nest. Many species of turtle are in trouble, and if you can do anything to help them, especially protecting the nests from predators, you'd be making an important contribution.
Here are some links to turtle conservation sites. The first is a basic guide to backyard conservation. Other pages on the same site have a lot of good information:
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/neparc/Products/Backyard.htm
http://www.mckeever.org/turtle.html
wow! Thanks for the info. I will take a look at the sites and see what we can do to keep our turtles around and healthy.
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