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Time trumps environment for head-started turtles

October 17, 2019

Giving turtles a chance to grow in captivity is more important for their future success in the wild than environmental enrichment, according to new research. “It doesn’t really matter so much how they were raised …

JWM: Head-starting can help imperiled gopher tortoises

September 5, 2018

Lending a helping hand to gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) through head-starting may help augment depleted populations, according to new research. “We know there are depleted populations in areas with suitable habitat,” said Daniel Quinn, who …