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Index of Subjects --bcaec5299f590a8f6b04a85740f8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Burkhard, Contact the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (info@merseytobeatic.ca). They deal with protecting turtle nests all the time. Essentially though, I think it involves creating a frame (likely a half metre square, 10 cm high or so) and hardware cloth on top. Cover the nest, anchor the frame...monitor for hatchlings, release when hatched. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 18 July 2011 09:25, Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com> wrote: > Yesterday evening around 7pm, we noticed a Painted Turtle digging > in our driveway. Unfortunately, we got a bit close before noticing, > so it moved away. This morning, it was at it again. > With the abundance of Racoons in our area, is there any advice > on how to best protect the nest? > > Also, we saw a Snapping Turtle dig at the side of the road > near Frog Pond this morning. > > Burkhard > --bcaec5299f590a8f6b04a85740f8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Burkhard,<div><br></div><div>Contact the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute= (<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-fa= mily: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; "><= a href=3D"mailto:info@merseytobeatic.ca" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text= -decoration: underline; ">info@merseytobeatic.ca</a></span><span class=3D"A= pple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Gen= eva, Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; ">). They deal with p= rotecting turtle nests all the time.</span></div> <div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font= -family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; = "><br></span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rg= b(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; = line-height: 16px; ">Essentially though, I think it involves creating a fra= me (likely a half metre square, 10 cm high or so) and hardware cloth on top= . Cover the nest, anchor the frame...monitor for hatchlings, release when h= atched.</span></div> <div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" color=3D"#333333" face=3D"Verdana, Ge= neva, Arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style= =3D"line-height: 16px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-= style-span" color=3D"#333333" face=3D"Verdana, Geneva, Arial, helvetica, sa= ns-serif"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 16px; ">Ra= ndy<br clear=3D"all"> </span></font>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the b= oonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 18 July 2011 09:25, Burkhard Plache <= span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:burkhardplache@gmail.com">burkhardpl= ache@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s= tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Yesterday evening around 7pm, we noticed a Painted Turtle digging<br> in our driveway. Unfortunately, we got a bit close before noticing,<br> so it moved away. This morning, it was at it again.<br> With the abundance of Racoons in our area, is there any advice<br> on how to best protect the nest?<br> <br> Also, we saw a Snapping Turtle dig at the side of the road<br> near Frog Pond this morning.<br> <font color=3D"#888888"><br> Burkhard<br> </font></blockquote></div><br></div> --bcaec5299f590a8f6b04a85740f8--
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