Rare turtle babies get a head start thanks to John Ball Zoo and Calvin University

Ruth Thornton

Wyoming-Kentwood News Today Contributor

One of Michigan’s rarest turtles is getting a boost in early survival thanks to a program called ‘headstarting,’ where biologists collect eggs, hatch them in captivity and raise the babies through the winter. The young turtles are then released back into the wild in the spring…

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