Wildlife
A tale of a lost turtle in distress in Dartmouth
Recently, a young (believed to be a female) snapping turtle found herself a ways from home, and she was in trouble!
Somehow finding herself in Woodside (Dartmouth) and a long ways from any fresh water source, residents began to see her in brush and eventually trying to cross busy Pleasant St! A call went out to the Nova Scotia Turtle Patrol and a search began for the wandering little dinosaur. She was able to avoid capture until recently when a local saw her on the road once again and was able to safely remove her and contain her until the Turtle Patrol was able to retrieve her.
Observing her, the patrol decided that her health should be checked before she was to be released. Taken to the Cobequid Wildlife Rehab, her health check confirmed the Patrol’s observation. She was weakened and exhausted, hungry and dehydrated. As a result, she is being housed at the rehab until her health improves. After that, she will be released into a local body of water.
Snapping turtles spend most of their time in water, mostly leaving the water for migration / breeding. Out of water, snapper rarely eat or drink until they make it back to water.
If you find any turtles in Nova Scotia, especially if you think they are in distress or nesting, or just to learn more about our little dinosaurs, join the NSTP on Facebook here
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