Scout Island Nature Centre staff hoping turtle can recuperate
A western painted turtle is being treated at the Animal Care Hospital in Williams Lake after being run over and left for dead on the causeway into Scout Island Nature Centre on Wednesday, May 15.
“She thought it would somehow recover if it had some care and was almost certain if it was left in the wild it would be predated or there would be too much bacteria or other issues like that in the wounds.” “So, she placed it in the water on the lake side of the causeway and it swam away vigorously so she felt like it had a good chance to survive and may not have been injured.”
He said it was difficult to determine the extent of the injuries, but has been told by staff at the Turtle Trauma Centre that it is difficult to squish a turtle to death. There have also been baby turtles, smaller than the palm of the hand that were being eaten last year by what staff suspects is a mink.Encouraging the public to be sensitive to the local population of painted turtles, Kruus said everyone at Scout Island wants them to thrive as best as possible.
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