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
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From: PHILLIP BONN <philbo5678@verizon.net>
To: vernalpool <vernalpool@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 8:48 pm
Subject: RE: [vernalpool] diamondback terrapin
Great job!
From: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vernalpool@yahoogroups.com] On
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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 immediately
and 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 dripped
down, 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 immediately
and 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 dripped
down, 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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