Re: [vernalpool] diamondback terrapin

Thanks for the info. Carol. I realize that but I had to make a judgment call. The direction he was heading toward is a small, fragmented woodland and I fear he would have been in harm's way again before too long. I should have made it clear that I put him back into the County Park (albeit much deeper in the park) that he had emerged from to cross the road; it wasn't a distant county park that was totally unfamiliar to the turtle.

John Turner

----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Linguanti
Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 7:04 am
Subject: Re: [vernalpool] diamondback terrapin
To: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com

>
> Just be careful *moving* terrestrial turtles to new locations.
> They have a internal homing device and will try and get back to
> their own territory. They have large territories that they roam
> during the spring and summer and then in the fall head back to
> their hibernation location. For the most part it is best to
> just cross them in the direction they are traveling.
>
>
> On Jun 26, 2012, at 9:52 PM, redknot@optonline.net wrote:
>
> > Mike: Kudos to you for caring enough to stop. I recently did
> the same thing for a male box turtle on a busy highway.
> Fortunately he wasn't hit and is now safely residing in the
> middle of a large county park here on Long Island.
> >
> > John Turner
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Treeswallow5@aol.com
> > Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 8:55 pm
> > Subject: Re: [vernalpool] diamondback terrapin
> > To: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks alot....haven't met a turtle I don't like or won't
> stop
> > > for!!!!!
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Mike Maurer
> > > Marion, MA
> > >
> > > "The time to save a species is while it is still common"
> Rosalie
> > > Edge, Founder of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: PHILLIP BONN
> > > To: vernalpool
> > > Sent: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 8:48 pm
> > > Subject: RE: [vernalpool] diamondback terrapin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Great job!
> > >
> > > From: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:vernalpool@yahoogroups.com] On
> > > Behalf Of Treeswallow5@aol.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 8:46 PM
> > > To: Bio-mass@yahoogroups.com; vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [vernalpool] diamondback terrapin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Today around 2 PM on the Wareham/Marion town line, as I was
> > > crossing the
> > > Weweantic River, I saw a diamondback terrapin trying to
> cross
> > > the four
> > > lanes.....I pulled a Jason Statham "Transporter" -type U-
> turn
> > > immediatelyand went back, parked in the middle lane with
> > > flashers going (it really
> > > wasn't that dramatic, as no cars were coming yet) and
> snatched
> > > her up. But
> > > as I carried her back to the car, her head was tucked in,
> blood
> > > drippeddown, and the back legs dangled.
> > >
> > > Damn!! One car too late!!...
> > >
> > > I place her on the mat under my feet and sped off to the
> home of
> > > a couple of
> > > turtle experts who just happen to live in Marion. Susan
> Weiber
> > > Nourse and
> > > Don Lewis... They have been monitoring and researching these
> > > terrapins in
> > > Southeastern MA for 20 years or more. Also volunteering out
> on
> > > the Cape at
> > > Wellfleet Bay.
> > >
> > > My immediate thoughts were that if she was going to die, at
> > > least maybe they
> > > could save some eggs (why else would she be on land?) and
> also
> > > see if she
> > > was one their marked individuals.
> > >
> > > I arrived at the their home...ran to the door....explained
> the
> > > situation (I
> > > had already brought another dead female there last year from
> the same
> > > spot!)...we went back to the car and as I was handing her
> over
> > > to Susan, she
> > > emitted an egg!!! Susan asked me to check the car, and I
> found
> > > another egg
> > > on the mat!!!! As we examined her and discussed the
> possibility
> > > of her
> > > surviving these injuries, she deposited two more eggs in
> Susan's
> > > hand!!!!Holy Crap!!!!
> > >
> > > As of now (8:00 PM) I do not know her fate, but hopefully at
> > > least four of
> > > her offspring will stand a chance of making it.
> > >
> > > Wow...what a day
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Mike Maurer
> > > Marion, MA
> > >
> > > "The time to save a species is while it is still common"
> Rosalie Edge,
> > > Founder of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
> > >
> > > Today around 2 PM on the Wareham/Marion town line, as I was
> > > crossing the
> > > Weweantic River, I saw a diamondback terrapin trying to
> cross
> > > the four
> > > lanes.....I pulled a Jason Statham "Transporter" -type U-
> turn
> > > immediatelyand went back, parked in the middle lane with
> > > flashers going (it really
> > > wasn't that dramatic, as no cars were coming yet) and
> snatched
> > > her up. But
> > > as I carried her back to the car, her head was tucked in,
> blood
> > > drippeddown, and the back legs dangled.
> > >
> > > Damn!! One car too late!!...
> > >
> > > I place her on the mat under my feet and sped off to the
> home of
> > > a couple of
> > > turtle experts who just happen to live in Marion. Susan
> Weiber
> > > Nourse and
> > > Don Lewis... They have been monitoring and researching these
> > > terrapins in
> > > Southeastern MA for 20 years or more. Also volunteering out
> on
> > > the Cape at
> > > Wellfleet Bay.
> > >
> > > My immediate thoughts were that if she was going to die, at
> > > least maybe they
> > > could save some eggs (why else would she be on land?) and
> also
> > > see if she
> > > was one their marked individuals.
> > >
> > > I arrived at the their home...ran to the door....explained
> the
> > > situation (I
> > > had already brought another dead female there last year from
> the same
> > > spot!)...we went back to the car and as I was handing her
> over
> > > to Susan, she
> > > emitted an egg!!! Susan asked me to check the car, and I
> found
> > > another egg
> > > on the mat!!!! As we examined her and discussed the
> possibility
> > > of her
> > > surviving these injuries, she deposited two more eggs in
> Susan's
> > > hand!!!!Holy Crap!!!!
> > >
> > > As of now (8:00 PM) I do not know her fate, but hopefully at
> > > least four of
> > > her offspring will stand a chance of making it.
> > >
> > > Wow...what a day
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Mike Maurer
> > > Marion, MA
> > >
> > > "The time to save a species is while it is still common"
> Rosalie Edge,
> > > Founder of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
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