Barney wants you to know it's World Turtle Day!🐢🌎
Since 2000, this special day, sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue, has encouraged people to celebrate and protect turtles, tortoises, and their disappearing habitats.
Here at the Howell Nature Center, we’re proud to care for several turtle species, including:
🐢Cara- painted turtle
🐢Delilah- yellow-bellied slider
🐢Houdini- red-eared slider
🐢Emy- blandings turtle
🐢Elon- musk turtle
🐢Stinkerbell- musk turtle
🐢Rocksteady- snapping turtle
🐢Barney- eastern box turtle
🐢Sprinkles- eastern box turtle
🐢Twig- eastern box turtle
Every day, we work to provide them with the care they need and educate the community on how to protect them!
Let’s raise awareness, take action, and be mindful of our shelled friends—whether it's protecting wetlands, not releasing pets into the wild, keeping roads safe, or not keeping wild animals as pets!
You can visit our permanent turtle residents at the Wild Wonders Wildlife Park!
The Welcome Center is open Monday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Stop by to purchase a Nature Pass! 🐾✨
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