Saving Turtles – NEW Edition

Saving Turtles – NEW Edition

$14.95

Saving Turtles: A Kid’s Guide to Helping Endangered Creatures, 2nd Edition. A behind-the-scenes look at Ontario’s hospital for severely injured turtles.
by Sue Carstairs; Paperback; Sep 1 2024.

Written by our own Dr. Sue Carstairs, OTCC’s Executive and Medical Director, the 2nd Edition of Saving Turtles features 80 pages of new full-colour photos and illustrations and up-to-date information about species status and rehabilitation techniques. Find out what steps you can take to help turtles that are found injured or sick, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how OTCC repairs shattered shells, broken jaws, and injured skulls, nursing severely injured turtles back to health. This book is geared towards readers aged 9 to 12 but contains excellent information for all ages!

Description

Saving Turtles: A Kid’s Guide to Helping Endangered Creatures, 2nd Edition. A behind-the-scenes look at Ontario’s hospital for severely injured turtles.
by Sue Carstairs; Paperback; Sep 1 2024.

Written by our own Dr. Sue Carstairs, OTCC’s Executive and Medical Director, the 2nd Edition of Saving Turtles features 80 pages of new full-colour photos and illustrations and up-to-date information about species status and rehabilitation techniques. Find out what steps you can take to help turtles that are found injured or sick, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how OTCC repairs shattered shells, broken jaws, and injured skulls, nursing severely injured turtles back to health. This book is geared towards readers aged 9 to 12 but contains excellent information for all ages!

Topics covered in Saving Turtles include:

  • A behind-the-scenes look at the medical procedures used to heal injured turtles
  • How eggs are harvested, incubated and hatched
  • Raising and releasing baby turtles
  • Tagging and tracking turtles in the wild
  • Conservation efforts worldwide to save some species from extinction
  • Steps you can take to help turtles survive.

Additional information

Weight 300 g
Dimensions 25 × 28 × 1 cm