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the eggs. This “light rain” will disperse likely declining. “We are not
the smell of the new nest. (It was ad- to a point where extraordinary
vised if you can avoid walking or mow- efforts are needed yet”, just
ing the lawn over it too.) minimal people assistance as
De- noted. The good
pendent news, each year the
on the turtle makes it alive,
air tem- the % chance the tur-
perature, tle will live a long-life
the eggs increase. An adult
will hatch turtle has a 98%
anywhere chance of survival
from 60- whereas turtles from
100 days. 1 to 5 year’s old see
Once approximately 40-
emerged, 60% chance of sur-
all Michigan turtles immediately leave vival. Although the survival of
the nest to find a place to hibernate… juveniles is most important, the
the water. If you find hatchlings, help- loss of one adult female can be
ing them to the water’s edge is accept- devastating. An adult female be extinct.
able. may live 20-50 years and may nest 30 WHEN & ONLY if it can be done safe-
According to DNR Biologist Tom times. With 8-10 years for females to ly for you, help a turtle cross a road.
Goniea, with his knowledge of the reach maturity, a University of Mich-
life history of a turtle and their surviv- igan study found IF 10% of the adult If you see a turtle crossing the road,
al strategy, he believes turtles are not female turtles where lost every year it again if safe to stop, it is recommended
to pick it up and take it to the side of the
increasing in numbers, they are most would not take long for the species to road to where it was headed. This one
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