Posted by:
Chuck A
at Sat Jun 28 22:51:06 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Chuck A ]
I agree with almost 100% of what you said. But I would release it back to where I found it. You have to figure that the turtle is at least 10-25 years old correct? The street it was crossing has probably been there for most if not all of its life. (unless it is a new subdivision)
You have to give them the benefit of the doubt, by removing that turtle you guarantee 100% that that turtle will NOT produce any offspring that will go back to the population. If only one of the offspring survived that in turn could keep the population viable. So generally I would suggest getting it back to the spot where it was found crossing.
Maybe if it were a gravid female, I would suggest holding it till it dropped the eggs. Once she drops the eggs let the adult go where it was found. Incubate the eggs, and let the babies go in the area where the adult was found.
Cheers,
Chuck
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RE: Do not release it - Chuck A, Sat Jun 28 22:51:06 2003