It’s All About the Shell
What makes a turtle a turtle? There are a few other things that differentiate turtles from their reptile relatives, but, really, it’s all about the shell. A turtle’s shell is […]
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No Breathing Necessary
Take a deep breath in and hold it. Keep holding it. How long can you go without breathing? Humans, and most other vertebrates, can survive only a few minutes without […]
Rescuing Anoles
We get a call or two every year about an anole found here in northeastern New York. Green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) are native to the Southeast and brown anoles (Anolis […]
The Earliest Turtles
Thanks to good fossil records, we know that turtles are some of the oldest vertebrates on Earth. They made their appearance during the late Triassic period, about 250 million years […]
Wood Turtle in the Bus
Earlier this month we processed our first wood turtle intake of 2021. While not yet on the threatened species list, wood turtles are of special concern in New York due […]
Baby Turtle Time
We’ve been having hatch parties in our incubators! During the month of August, almost 50 turtles hatched from eggs that had been incubated. Some of those eggs were recovered from […]
Neverending Turtle Season
The northeastern part of the United States has had cool, wet weather throughout the summer so far. Whether it is due to high water levels in the lakes and ponds […]
Snapping Turtle Summer
The wildlife rehabilitation arm of our organization has never been as busy as we are this summer, and we have never had as many snapping turtles as we have currently. […]
Meet Grace, Rescue Turtle Ambassador
Grace arrived at Dancing Turtle Rescue just as the calendar was flipping to 2021 with Frankie, a yellow-bellied slider, and Leaf, an Asian leaf turtle. Grace is a Florida cooter, […]
The Turtle Bus Is Really a Bus
When Debbie told her husband about her desire to rehabilitate turtles, he looked around their already crowded house and asked, “Where are you going to put them?” It was a […]