{"id":5276,"date":"2001-03-21T20:48:13","date_gmt":"2001-03-22T01:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=5276"},"modified":"2010-03-11T20:53:36","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T01:53:36","slug":"maryland-high-schoolers-rescue-distressed-hatchling-21-may-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=5276","title":{"rendered":"Maryland High Schoolers Rescue Distressed Hatchling &#8212; 21 May 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/05-21-1-4801.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5278\" title=\"05-21-1 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/05-21-1-4801.jpg\" alt=\"05-21-1 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/05-21-1-4801.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/05-21-1-4801-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Terrapin Hatchling Rescued by Maryland High Schoolers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Students from Wooten High School in Maryland visited Mass Audubon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary this morning on a field trip. Being more than 500 miles from the Free State didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop these kids from rescuing Maryland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s signature critter: a diamondback terrapin.\u00c2\u00a0 Walking the picturesque Goose Pond Trail along the South Wellfleet marsh, they spotted a dust enshrouded hatchling blindly crawling along the path.\u00c2\u00a0 She measured a mere 2.8 centimeters long and weighed in at a severely dehydrated 4 grams.\u00c2\u00a0 Her eyes were sealed shut by desiccation and Terry, as the students named her, was in serious distress and easy prey to a host of predators if the elements themselves didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t snatch her first.\u00c2\u00a0 Without their intervention, Terry didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stand a chance.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/05-21-2-4801.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5279\" title=\"05-21-2 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/05-21-2-4801.jpg\" alt=\"05-21-2 480\" width=\"480\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/05-21-2-4801.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/03\/05-21-2-4801-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\"><strong><em>Terrapin Hatchling Hydrated and Ready for Release<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: justify\">Back in the lab, Terry has been integrated into the recovery terrarium with Knotch.\u00c2\u00a0 She soaked in fresh water under a heat lamp and was able to open her eyes to inspect her new environment.\u00c2\u00a0 After less than two hours, she left the wading pool and has begun exploring the rest of the tank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrapin Hatchling Rescued by Maryland High Schoolers Students from Wooten High School in Maryland visited Mass Audubon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary this morning on a field trip. 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