Titan, a Loggerhead turtle, was returned to the ocean Tuesday after being rescued off the Jersey Shore and recovering at Turtle Back Zoo in South Orange.
If you live here at the Jersey Shore then there is a good chance you have seen a turtle or two trying to cross the road. This project ”turtle gardens” is located on the bay in Little Egg Harbor Township on Seven Bridges Road. The purpose is to give area turtles a place to lay eggs that’s out of harms way.
A Freehold man has plead guilty in federal court to conspiring with other to purchase, transport and sell more than 1,000 box turtles that were unlawfully collected from Oklahoma.
Barnegat Bay Day is a tradition here in Ocean County for 12 years that brings about fun activities for the whole family.
Barnegat Bay Day is a day dedicated to children and adults that want to know more about the bay and the creatures "who live in, around, over and under it"...
I don't know where to start with this one, so I will start from the beginning...
My boyfriend got me Abernathy, an Eastern Box Turtle back in December (a Christmas present). I have loved turtles since I was a kid so this was a milestone in my life...
I was walking my dog the other day when I was surprised by the object that you see in the photo above. At first I thought that someone had put a large rock in the middle of the grass, but upon closer inspection I realized what it was pretty quickly:
To put a dent in the number of road casualties, The Wetlands Institute and other local groups install and maintain tubing as a barrier between bodies of water and the road.
If you live along coastal areas of the Jersey Shore then you probably have seen our slowest travelers ... turtles. Now through August is the time when many Turtles will be making their way around the shore. Over the past several years there has been more and more attention to keeping these "slow pokes" safe as they cross area roadways...