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European pond turtle conservation in Poland

Overview

After a female European pond turtle laid 23 eggs on a roadside in Poland’s Bagno Nadrowskie nature reserve, conservationists intervened to protect the clutch. The Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection ordered the eggs to be moved to the Mazurian Centre for Biodiversity and Education at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Biology to prevent their destruction.

Following the transfer, the eggs were placed under controlled temperatures for incubation. By late August, the hatchlings successfully emerged and began being raised in terrariums. Herpetologist Grzegorz Górecki indicated that once the young turtles have grown sufficiently, they will be returned to the Bagno Nadrowskie reserve.

Entities

Grzegorz Górecki · Masurian Center for Biodiversity and Education · Justyna Januszewicz · Emys orbicularis · Mazurian Centre for Biodiversity and Education (KUMK)

Timeline

  1. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    European pond turtles hatch in Polish laboratory after rescue

    European pond turtle hatchlings have emerged at a Polish laboratory after their eggs were rescued from a dangerous roadside location in the Bagno Nadrowskie Nature Reserve.

  2. about 2 months ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Protected Polish turtle eggs rescued from roadside and moved to laboratory

    A protected Polish pond turtle laid 23 eggs near a road; officials moved them to a university lab for incubation, expecting August hatching and later release.

Sources

naukawpolsce.pap.pl · razydzisiaj.pl