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New York State DEC says “Give Turtles a Brake”

Give Turtles a Brake!

Turtle-sniffing dogs searching Long Island woods to protect species

Last year Anna Thonis, a postdoctoral researcher at New York University, launched a study of Long Island’s Eastern box ...

World Turtle Day: Thousands killed in NY each year by vehicles

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton reminds New Yorkers that turtles are ...
WGRZ

DEC reminds New Yorkers to 'give turtles a break' when driving

NEW YORK — Turtle nesting season begins throughout the months of May and June, and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is reminding New Yorkers to be aware of turtles crossing ...
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Turtle rescued by New York cops with cracked, bloody shell

A 70-year-old wounded turtle was rescued Tuesday, May 19 after being run over by a car in the Capital Region, police said. The turtle had a bloody and cracked shell on its back when it was located on ...
WKTV NewsChannel 2

Spotted a Turtle on a Mohawk Valley Road? Here Is What You Can Do

Turtles are on the move during nesting season, and drivers are being urged to watch out for them on New York roads.
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Meet the rescuers who save cold-stunned sea turtles

CUTCHOGUE, New York -- During an early December cold snap, the New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead, New York, says it helped a record number of sea turtles who were simply stunned by cold ...