The last few weeks have brought several
terrapin recaptures including a new yellow belly that has been named Oblak.
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| Marking Project before release |
We
said a fond farewell to Project, our fully recovered black bellied mud
terrapin. After almost a year recovering at the centre he was released back
into the wetland. He has always been very active and curious and he seemed to
love exploring his new found freedom!
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| Imogen saying bye to her Baby! |
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| A last close up pic! |
After being released on the bank he
headed straight for the pond at speed. We estimate that he is only around a
year old, and was originally found as a hatchling weighing in at only 6g with
head and front leg injuries. On the day
of release he was 60g and very active! So far he has not been recaptured but it
will be an exciting day when he is!
We’ve also had a couple of school groups in
recently including the local Little Snappers wildlife club. They enjoyed a day
at the centre learning all about the turtles, including a walk around the
wetlands discovering all the different bird species we have here.
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| Visiting our little patient..Eden |
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| Jonatan showing the kids our exhibition |
It is the end
of my time here with MCSS and I will be handing over to a new team member!
