Turtle emergency!

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Turtle emergency!, originally uploaded by qwrrty.

Found this guy on the Minuteman in Lexington. Tried to figure out who to call for about 15 minutes without success, until he eventually started lumbering back off the path by himself. Hope he made it!

Comments

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

You mean the thighs of the front legs? I'm not sure if I would want to try this without plenty of instruction, anyway.

The Lexington police officer I spoke with told me their animal control officer didn't come in until 10am and had no idea who I should call. I suspect that this morning's entertainment down at the station was on me -- the guy who called asking for assistance with a turtle.

[pulito.livejournal.com]

NONO not the front legs. The back legs.

Yikes. :)

[moontoad.livejournal.com]

Like everyone said, it's a snapping turtle. They are stinky because they spend a lot of time resting in the water and they have a nice layer of algae growing on them. Look up your forest preserve or park district, they should have the names of the local wildlife rehab place. Rehabbers are more than happy to move something like that to a more safe area. /former wildlife rehabber

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

I'll call around in the morning and see if I can find a good general source of information for wildlife preservation like this.

Oh hell, I just realized -- urbpan is probably a good place to start. Well, maybe next time.