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‘Hot turtle summer’: JJ Watt takes notice of turtle effort in Houston after turtle named after him
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HOUSTON – A turtle named after J.J. Watt is getting notice from the former Houston Texans defensive end.
“You got this, big guy,” he wrote on Twitter, adding several turtle emojis. “Hot Turtle Summer on deck.”
You got this big guy.
Hot Turtle Summer on deck.
The turtle, who was named in honor of Watt, was the 99th alligator-snapping turtle to be captured, researched, and then released in the wild in an effort to save the ailing species in Houston’s bayous and waterways. The number gave inspiration to name the turtle in honor of the defensive end.
Rare Assam temple turtles released in the wild
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They are considered extince in the wild
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They are considered extince in the wild
Twenty-two hatchlings of temple-reared black softshell turtles, considered extinct in the wild, were released in a major wetland within the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
These turtles were hatched five months ago at the Nagshankar Temple in north-eastern Assam’s Biswanath district, under a collaborative conservation programme among the State Forest Department, NGO Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA-India) and the temple authorities.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the freshwater black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) is extinct in the wild. The very few that survive are scattered with other rare freshwater turtles in constricting temple ponds, mostly in Assam.
Rare temple turtles released in Assam wetland
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The Forest Department, NGO Turtle Survival Alliance and Nagshankar temple authorities collaborated for the conservation of black softshell turtles, considered extinct in the wild
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Temple-reared black softshell turtles.
The Forest Department, NGO Turtle Survival Alliance and Nagshankar temple authorities collaborated for the conservation of black softshell turtles, considered extinct in the wild Twenty-two hatchlings of temple-reared black softshell turtles, considered extinct in the wild, were released in a major wetland within the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Tuesday.
These turtles were hatched five months ago at the Nagshankar temple in north-eastern Assam’s Biswanath district, under a collaborative conservation programme involving the State Forest Department, NGO Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA-India) and the temple authorities. Experts of TSA-I
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