COMMUNITYNYT - NY Region·2d ago
This Zoo Helps Protect Baby Turtles, Then Sends Them on Their Way
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A Staten Island zoo is protecting baby diamondback terrapins from predators by using a turtle garden and incubators to help them survive before release.
Foxes like to raid the nests of diamondback terrapins on Staten Island. But a “turtle garden” and incubators at the local zoo are giving the creatures a chance.
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