IT'S WORLD TURTLE DAY

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EVERYTHING CROTON remembers World Turtle day!

The purpose of World Turtle Day, May 23, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.  Read more here.

Click on the photos to see our friends down at The Duck Pond.  You can help support our local wetlands with a contribution to the Croton Arboretum too. 

AND BE ALERT--NYSDEC ADVISES PEOPLE TO BE ALERT--TURTLES CROSSING ROADWAYS--DEC Urges New York Drivers to 'Give Turtles a Brake'--In May and June, Motorists Should be on the Lookout for Turtles Crossing the Road to Nest...New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today reminded New Yorkers that turtles are on the move in the months of May and June, and asked drivers to "give turtles a brake." In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year when struck by vehicles while migrating to nesting areas. Increasing public awareness of turtles' nesting behavior can help save this important species. READ THE 2021 PRESS RELEASE HERE.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THESE ADDITIONAL "TURTLE" LINKS FROM THE ARCHIVES:

--TURTLE SEASON, CROTON, 2021 & SOME STOPS IN OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY TOO https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/05/turtle-season-croton-2021.html

--TURTLE PARADE AT THE DUCK POND  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2019/07/crotons-turtle-parade.html