Some good news I wanted to post—18 endangered Michigan turtles, Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), have been released into a restored wetland area north of Detroit. Good news, but if you check out the first article, someone didn't research what a Blanding's turtle looks like and posted a photo of a Sulcata with the article. That just demonstrates the level of ignorance about chelonians in both the media and the public; and when they don't do their research, they only further that ignorance. When sharing the article with me, my husband let me know he emailed them about their error and sent them a link to information on and actual photos of the Blanding's. But do feel free to school the media on your knowledge of tortoises as well. Hence why I decided not to work in journalism.
From the article: "More than 29,000 turtles, frogs, salamanders, lizards and snakes have been rescued and relocated from the project area during construction, according to Jackson-based Consumers Energy."
And for the gardening nerds: "A special mix of seeds also have been planted to restore more than 550 acres of wild and wetland areas where the pipeline was buried to create new habitat for butterflies, bees and other pollinators."
"Juvenile Blanding’s turtles released to restored wetland"
"Michigan utility releases 12 juvenile turtles into habitat"
From the article: "More than 29,000 turtles, frogs, salamanders, lizards and snakes have been rescued and relocated from the project area during construction, according to Jackson-based Consumers Energy."
And for the gardening nerds: "A special mix of seeds also have been planted to restore more than 550 acres of wild and wetland areas where the pipeline was buried to create new habitat for butterflies, bees and other pollinators."
"Juvenile Blanding’s turtles released to restored wetland"
Juvenile Blanding’s turtles released to restored wetland
Turtle eggs and 31 adult and juvenile Blanding’s turtles were rescued in 2020 from along the utility’s Saginaw Trail Pipeline which extends north from Oakland County to Saginaw County.
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"Michigan utility releases 12 juvenile turtles into habitat"
Michigan utility releases 12 juvenile turtles into habitat
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A dozen juvenile turtles have been released into a habitat created for them by employees of a Michigan utility. Jackson-based Consumers Energy says the Blanding's...
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