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John Ball Zoo program saving local turtles with ‘head start’
Zoo officials announced Wednesday that their conservation team has released 24 Eastern box turtles into the wild after giving them a “head start” at the zoo. “Head starting is a conservation ...
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Researchers sound the alarm over unexpected threat to turtle survival: 'Warning bells go off in my head'
"Warning bells go off in my head," said Kristen Mazzarella, Anna Maria Island's turtle watch director, of dunes that have been replaced by flat sand. These remarkable animals keep ocean ecosystems ...