23 May 2018 is the 17th annual World Turtle Day.
The day was created as an annual observance to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world. Source Credit: About World Turtle Day.
21 MAY 2018 | Occoquan Bay NWR | small turtle (species unknown)
A small turtle was spotted along Lake Drive at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Prince William County, Virginia USA, relatively far from Painted Turtle Pond.
This individual is estimated to be 1-2 inches in length. The genus/species is unknown. No obvious match is found on the Virginia Herpetological Society Turtles of Virginia Web page. I wonder whether it might be a species of “pet shop” turtle that was released into the wild.
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Tags: Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Painted Turtle Pond
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