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They re lean, they re mean and they re green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Not exactly, but hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from subterranean storm drains along the Jersey Shore.
According to a Stockton UniversityFacebook post, the turtles were hiding from the cold temperatures over the winter and surviving off yolk sacks in drains in Margate, Ventnor and Ocean City.
Volunteers who rescued 826 of the animals turned them over to Stockton University’s Head Start program, where staff will care for and rehabilitate the creatures for about a year before placing them back in the wild, NJ Advance Media reported.
Hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from underground storm drains along the New Jersey shore.
According to a Stockton University Facebook post, the turtles were hiding from the cold temperatures over the winter and surviving off yolk sacks in drains in Margate, Ventnor and Ocean City.
Some of the hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings rescued from storm drains by volunteers (Lester Block/Stockton University via AP)
Volunteers who rescued 826 of the animals turned them over to Stockton University’s Head Start programme, where staff will care for and rehabilitate the creatures for about a year before placing them back in the wild, NJ Advance Media reported.
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Cowabunga! More than 800 turtles rescued from storm drains
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 7, 2021 at 3:58 pm EDT
They’re lean, they’re mean and they’re green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Not exactly, but hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from subterranean storm drains along the Jersey Shore.
According to a Stockton University Facebook post, the turtles were hiding from the cold temperatures over the winter and surviving off yolk sacks in drains in Margate, Ventnor and Ocean City.
Volunteers who rescued 826 of the animals turned them over to Stockton University’s “Head Start” program, where staff will care for and rehabilitate the creatures for about a year before placing them back in the wild, NJ Advance Media reported.
Cowabunga! More than 800 turtles rescued from storm drains
This photo, provided by Stockton University, shows some of the hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings rescued from storm drains by volunteers in Ocean City, NJ. (Lester Block/Stockton University via AP) May 07, 2021 - 2:03 PM
They re lean, they re mean and they re green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Not exactly, but hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from subterranean storm drains along the Jersey Shore.
According to a Stockton University Facebook post, the turtles were hiding from the cold temperatures over the winter and surviving off yolk sacks in drains in Margate, Ventnor and Ocean City.