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Green turtles, named for their green body fat, were valued by European settlers in the New World for their meat, hide, eggs, and calipee; (the fat attached to the lower shell that formed the basis of the popular green turtle soup).
A more streamlined-looking turtle than the bulky loggerhead, the green turtle weighs an average of 350 pounds and has a small head for its body size. Its oval-shaped upper shell averages 3.3 feet in length and is olive-brown with darker streaks running through it; its lower shell, or plastron, is yellow.
FWC Photo by Alicia Wellman
誕生日おめでとう！ライケンさん。満2歳。
2015年8月15日現在 甲長160mm 体重 688g
（2015年8月15日撮影）
Happy birthday! LICHEN.
He became two years old.
Shell length 160mm weight 688g
(Taken on August 15, 2015)
A loggerhead turtle just off the beach which is part of the Akumal Beach Resort in Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Took this picture while snorkelling near the beach.
I have to say that this was the largest Softshell Turtle that I have ever seen. It had a shell length of 14 inches or more. I compared it to my hat that I layed on the ground next to the turtle. I then measured my hat when I got home. It is rare enough to see Softshell Turtles out of the water but seeing one so large was even better. I don't know why it was in the open but I'm guessing that the turtle was a female looking for a place to burry eggs. This location was in Lawrenceburg Indiana within the Oxbow Preserve.
Pacific pond turtle is a small to medium-sized turtle growing to approximately 20 cm (8 in) in carapace length. It is limited to the west coast of the United States of America and Mexico, ranging from western Washington state to northern Baja California.
-western pond turtle
-designed by Robert J Lang
-folded from a square of lokta paper
-folded by myself
This model took a loooong time to fold. but still, results like that are worth it.
This common snapping turtle that was found nesting in Pope County, Minnesota.
Photo by Mead Klavetter/USFWS.
after it had rained,I saw this little guy going across my yard heading towards the pond behind my home.. he was not too happy to have me following him.. and wow was he fast for a little fella..
The Upper Midwest Riverine Turtle Habitat Improvement project was initially funded in 2014 by the Service's State Wildlife Grant Program to improve nesting success, reduce adult turtle mortality, improve turtle habitat in river and stream corridors and assess the effectiveness of conservation actions conducted in all four states. With successful results, including significantly decreased mortality at protected nest sites and new nesting documented at 50 percent of restored sites, three states applied for a Phase 2 project , which was awarded in 2016.
The Phase 2 project is a collaborative effort between Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. It focuses on continuing management of existing nest areas, identifying and protecting new nest areas and monitoring and sharing results of active management activities.
Photo by Jessica Piispanen/USFWS.