[NatureNS] re Snapping turtle nesting site

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Angela, I'm not sure why you were so concerned about that snapping =20
turtle nest.  If the eggs were indeed buried, even if it's an unusual =20=

site, they might even do OK there, considering for one thing that =20
raccoons would not be "on" to that particular site as an annual site =20
for getting turtle eggs.  And relocating turtle eggs is, I think, not =20=

an easy task -- don't they have to be kept in the same orientation as =20=

they were in the nest, for transportation, and then to where?  I =20
think Oak Lawn Farm in Aylesford is used to incubating eggs of =20
Blanding's and wood turtles, so that might be a possibility.  Perhaps =20=

John Gilhen can add to this discussion?  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.

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> From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: June 30, 2013 1:29:21 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Turlte nesting site #2
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
>    I suspect that, with the recent heavy rainfall,  many of this =20
> year=92s turtle nests have been drowned or washed out. Our rivers and =20=

> lakes are unseasonably high right now (as they were after the =20
> passage of post-tropical storm Andrea) and the beaches and sandbars =20=

> are flooded. Turtle nests on artificial sites, such as the unpaved =20
> shoulders of roads, may be faring better...
>    Last Sunday I found some loose turtle eggs, resembling miniature =20=

> ping-pong balls, underwater in Hants County=92s Herbert River...
>    Dusan Soudek
>
> From: AngelaJoudrey
> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 12:08 PM
> To: naturens
> Subject: [NatureNS] Turlte nesting site #2
>
> I had just posted a question about DNR relocating turtle eggs from =20
> a road.
>
> My friend just let me know that someone has made contact with the =20
> Museum of Natural History and someone was going to come help.
>
> Phew!
>
> Angela in Windsor

> From: AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>
> Date: June 30, 2013 12:04:56 PM ADT
> To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Snapping turtle nesting site
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> A friend of mine witnessed a snapping turtle actually laying eggs =20
> in a nest butting against the side of the pavement on a road. ( in =20
> her subdivision )
>
> Does anyone know if DNR would relocate them?
>
> Thanks
> Angela in Windsor

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Angela, I'm not sure why you were so concerned about that snapping =
turtle nest. &nbsp;If the eggs were indeed buried, even if it's an =
unusual site, they might even do OK there, considering for one thing =
that raccoons would not be "on" to that particular site as an annual =
site for getting turtle eggs. &nbsp;And relocating turtle eggs is, I =
think, not an easy task -- don't they have to be kept in the same =
orientation as they were in the nest, for transportation, and then to =
where? &nbsp;I think Oak Lawn Farm in Aylesford is used to incubating =
eggs of Blanding's and wood turtles, so that might be a possibility. =
&nbsp;Perhaps John Gilhen can add to this discussion? &nbsp;Cheers from =
Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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<div>&nbsp;&nbsp; I suspect that, with the recent heavy rainfall,&nbsp; =
many of this year=92s turtle nests have been drowned or washed out. Our =
rivers and lakes are unseasonably high right now (as they were after the =
passage of post-tropical storm Andrea) and the beaches and sandbars are =
flooded. Turtle nests on artificial sites, such as the unpaved shoulders =
of roads, may be faring better...</div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp; Last Sunday I =
found some loose turtle eggs, resembling miniature ping-pong balls, =
underwater in Hants County=92s Herbert River...</div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Dusan Soudek</div> <div style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; =
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