{"id":4384,"date":"2000-11-03T21:33:11","date_gmt":"2000-11-04T02:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=4384"},"modified":"2010-03-01T21:44:55","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T02:44:55","slug":"dead-terrapins-found-in-fox-island-wma-3-november-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=4384","title":{"rendered":"Dead Terrapins Found in Fox Island WMA &#8212; 3 November 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4386 aligncenter\" title=\"11-3-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"11-3-1\" width=\"408\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-1.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-1-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Dead Diamondback Terrapins Found in Wellfleet Marsh<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Eleven dead diamondback terrapins were discovered in salt marsh rivulets south of Indian Neck&#8217;s Fox Island Wildlife Management Area in this morning&#8217;s low tide.\u00c2\u00a0 These turtles ranged in age from 3-year-old juveniles to young adults.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4387\" title=\"11-3-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"11-3-2\" width=\"480\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-2-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Small Dead Diamondback Terrapin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">The smallest measured 7.5 centimeters carapace length.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4388\" title=\"11-3-3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-3.jpg\" alt=\"11-3-3\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-3.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Dead Mature Female Diamondback Terrapin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">The largest was a 10-year-old female of 17.9 centimeters.\u00c2\u00a0 Remains varied from decomposed and desiccated to fresh.\u00c2\u00a0 One three-year-old juvenile, with missing head and forelimbs, still flailed her legs and tail when touched.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4389 aligncenter\" title=\"11-3-4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-4.jpg\" alt=\"11-3-4\" width=\"428\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-4.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-4-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Don Lewis Examines and Documents Dead Terrapins<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Preliminary analysis revealed no indications that these turtles were other than in good condition before their demise.\u00c2\u00a0 While some limbs were missing, predation of soft tissue may have occurred post mortem.\u00c2\u00a0 There were no teeth nor claw marks observed on the shells.\u00c2\u00a0 Cause of death is undetermined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4390 aligncenter\" title=\"11-3-5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-5.jpg\" alt=\"11-3-5\" width=\"372\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-5.jpg 372w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-5-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Fox Island Wildlife Management Area<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left\">The 11 dead turtles were found in the area south of Fox Island circled in red below.\u00c2\u00a0 The rest of the marsh from the Anawan turnaround to Wise Hill and Field Point will be searched during low tides over the next few days.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/11-3-5.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dead Diamondback Terrapins Found in Wellfleet Marsh Eleven dead diamondback terrapins were discovered in salt marsh rivulets south of Indian Neck&#8217;s Fox Island Wildlife Management Area in this morning&#8217;s low tide.\u00c2\u00a0 These turtles ranged in age from 3-year-old juveniles to young adults. Small Dead Diamondback Terrapin The smallest measured 7.5 centimeters carapace length. 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