MARCH OF THE TURTLES!

http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/articles/2009/05/28/97221724/index.xml

The article that I read off of Google News was titled, "Turtles are marching to their nesting grounds." The reason that I read this news snippet is because I recently purchased a tortise and I have been very interested in everything involving animals like it. The main point of the article is to explain that, "Each spring into early summer turtles can be seen crossing roads and highways all over the country." The article goes on to talk about that these turtles are on their way to their nesting grounds. If you happen to see a turtle struggling or stuck in some debris, you should realign them and help them along their way towards their destination.

The reason that I think that this article was interesting was because of the distance that the turtle can travel just so that they can get to their preferred nesting site. I think that the biological power to bear their young is pretty strong. Seeing that they brave urban areas and potential places for predators to hide just so that they can lay their eggs is amazing to me. I hope that more people start to learn about these animals so that we never are in danger losing any more of the turtle species.