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Diamondback terrapins given ‘head start’, thanks to schoolkids

July 2nd, 2018

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ESTIMATING AGE: Marissa Thomasen shows Bass River School children how she measures the carapace of a terrapin for her data log. Photo by Pat Johnson, The Sandpaper

Giving kids a head start in learning about nature is the point of Head Start Terrapins, a school course started by the Ocean County MATES program and Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. Last October, Ben Wurst, CWFNJ project manager for Bass River and Balanger Creek, picked up seven quarter-sized baby diamondback terrapins from the roadside on Great Bay Boulevard, Little Egg Harbor Township.

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Tags: 2018, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, Environmental education, MATES, northern diamondback terrapin, terrapin

This entry was posted on Monday, July 2nd, 2018 at 8:32 am and is filed under Education, Reptiles, Uncategorized, Wildlife Protection. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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