Post-Schna-ulations

Another Reason I love the Zoo

Oregon Zoo To Release Endangered Sea Turtles
PORTLAND, Ore. - Endangered western pond turtles that have spent nine months being nurtured at zoos in Seattle and Portland will get their first taste of the wild Wednesday when more than 125 of the amphibians are released into ponds in the Columbia River Gorge.
Only a decade ago, western pond turtles were on the verge of extinction in Washington state, when fewer than 200 were left in the wild, said Oregon Zoo conservation scientist David Shepherdson. Now there are nearly 1,000 of them living primarily in three areas in Washington state, he said.

posted by Schna @ 1:41 PM