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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (62545)5/8/2002 10:11:41 PM
From: Crocodile  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
ooooh.. that is a bad turtle karma story, but I think you've probably worked most of it off by now with your turtle rescues. Imagine all of the young turtles that have probably hatched and survived as a result of your efforts!

It's interesting, but a few years ago, it seemed like hardly anyone ever stopped to move turtles. But in the last couple of years, by the time I've either stopped or turned around to drive back to move a turtle, sometimes someone else is already busy moving the turtle off the road. I think that happened 2 or 3 times last summer. In our area, there is a turtle group that actually held a workshop last summer and had a vet who specializes in turtles, come to this area to teach people how to patch broken shells and use other techniques to save injured turtles. It's good to see that the interest in preserving wildlife actually seems to be on the rise. I feel greater optimism now that I did even a few years ago.

croc



To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (62545)5/9/2002 10:01:11 AM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
That was a charming story, Mrs. P.
I will never pass another turtle on the road, I promise.



To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (62545)5/9/2002 1:18:50 PM
From: SmoothSail  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 71178
 
If I may intrude with another turtle story....

When my son was a wee lad of about 3 or 4, we went to visit my folks. He saw a 3-year-old neighbor boy who was sitting on the curb and went and sat down next to him. He'd met the boy only once before. They sat in silence for a couple of minutes and then in an attempt to start a conversation, he asked, "Any new turtles?"

It's been a favorite line in the family ever since.