Blanding's turtle release May 2011 (5860905347)
Bristol County Agricultural School sophomores partnered with species experts to raise Blanding's turtles and released them in late spring into wetland habitat. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Blanding's turtle release May 2011 (5860905821)
Bristol County Agricultural School sophomores partnered with species experts to raise Blanding's turtles and released them in late spring into wetland habitat. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge (5916427966)
Turtle at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, Sudbury, MA. Credit: Jamal McDonald/USFWS
Taking Data on the Turtles (5863211058)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Turtles Ready to be Released (5862661595)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Turtles Ready to be Released (5863212804)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Turtles Ready to be Released (5862661945)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Turtles Getting Ready to be Released (5863210086)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Turtles Ready to be Released (5863211910)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Kids Holding Turtle (5862661101)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Kids Holding Turtle (5862660277)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Kids Getting Ready to Release Turtles (5862660051)
Bristol County Agricultural School sophomores partnered with species experts to raise Blanding's turtles and released them in late spring into wetland habitat. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Kids Getting Ready to Release Turtles (5863211450)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Two Painted Turtles (5863214272)
A male and female painted turtle Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Baby painted turtle (4622278082)
Baby painted turtle at Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex Credit: Zachary Cava/USFWS
Blanding's Turtle (5863212316)
Blanding't turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Blanding's Turtle (5863210308)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Cooter hatchlings swimming (5861462396)
Northern red-bellied cooter hatchlings swim at the National Marine Life Center as part of the headstart program in Massachusetts. Credit: National Marine Life Center
Headstart cooters release (5860910633)
The National Marine Life Center, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and partners release the turtles from the 2010 headstart program Credit: National Marine Life Center
Photo of the week - Blanding's turtle (MA) (5780883025)
Photo of the Week - 05/31/11 This photo of the Blanding's turtle was taken at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge (MA) on May 26, 2011, during a Blanding's turtle head start program release. Students f... More
Releasing Blanding's Turtles (8574372469)
Bristol County Agricultural School sophomores partnered with species experts to raise Blanding's turtles and released them in late spring into wetland habitat. Credit: Keith Shannon
Releasing Turtles (5862663277)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Releasing Turtles (5863213544)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Releasing Turtles (5862662485)
Blanding's turtle release, Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Snapping Turtle (5862663479)
Blanding's turtle release at Assabet River, MA. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS
Young Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) along dike 10 June ...
Common snapping turtle at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Steve Arena/USFWS
Northern red bellied cooter turtle hatchling
Image title: Northern red bellied cooter turtle hatchling Image from Public domain images website, fauna-animals-public-domain-images-pictures/reptiles-and-amphibians-public-domain-images-pictures/turtles-pi... More
Pseudemys rubriventris basking northern red bellied crooters turtles
Image title: Pseudemys rubriventris basking northern red bellied crooters turtles Image from Public domain images website, fauna-animals-public-domain-images-pictures/reptiles-and-amphibians-public-domain-im... More
Pseudemys rubriventris northern red bellied crooter turtle
Image title: Pseudemys rubriventris northern red bellied crooter turtle Image from Public domain images website, fauna-animals-public-domain-images-pictures/reptiles-and-amphibians-public-domain-images-pictu... More
Turtles pseudemys rubriventris chrysemys picta picta
Image title: Turtles Pseudemys rubriventris and Chrysemys picta picta Image from Public domain images website, fauna-animals-public-domain-images-pictures/reptiles-and-amphibians-public-domain-images-picture... More