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Wildlife biologist intern Ale Larranaga removes red-eared slider turtle eggs from a nest after finding the mother turtle completing the nests on July 26, 2022. As a federal agency, the Portland District provides certain protections to wildlife at Corps’ reservoirs, and the search for turtles and turtle nests is part of an effort to protect a native species, the northwestern pond turtle, which is experiencing rapid population decline. When biologists find a turtle nest, they’ll remove the “nest plug” the mother turtle created, and gently poke the eggs. If the eggs are firm, like a chicken egg, biologists know the nest belongs to the northwestern pond turtle. If the eggs are softer and dimple under pressure, the nest belongs to an invasive species of turtle, the red-eared slider.
Wildlife biologists with the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regularly look for and remove red-eared slider turtles and their eggs from Willamette Valley Corps locations because they compete with native turtles for food and habitat, especially nesting sites.
| Date Taken: | 07.26.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 08.30.2022 18:08 |
| Photo ID: | 7395085 |
| VIRIN: | 220726-A-ET072-0022 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 8.81 MB |
| Location: | JUNCTION CITY, OREGON, US |
| Web Views: | 40 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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