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Description. Graptemys versa is a smaller turtle; females only attain a carapace length of 21.4 cm (8.4 in). Males are even smaller, only attaining a carapace length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in). When viewed dorsally, the carapace is oval-shaped with the widest part just above the rear legs. The posterior marginals are serrated and the carapacial scutes ...
Sea Turtle, Inc. is a nonprofit sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation center in South Padre Island, Texas. It is a popular regional ecotourism center, seeing about a quarter million visitors per year. [2]
Visa Waiver Program. The Visa Waiver Program ( VWP) is a program of the United States federal government that allows nationals of specific countries to travel to the United States for tourism, business, or while in transit for up to 90 days without having to obtain a visa.
Cold-stunned Green Sea Turtles are rehabilitated at the Texas State Aquarium's Wildlife Rescue Center. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Thousands of sea turtles were stunned by the freezing weather in Texas. Now, they’re making their way back into the water Texas sea turtles released back into wild after recovering from cold ...
In the first quarter of Texas' final Big 12 regular season game against Texas Tech, the ABC broadcast shared a graphic outlining the Longhorns path to the College Football Playoffs.
Texas cooter (Pseudemys texana) left, and red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) right, basking in the Colorado River, Travis County, Texas (12 April 2012). The Texas river cooter is a relatively large turtle, capable of growing to a shell length of 12+ inches (30.5 cm). They are green in color, with yellow and black markings that fade with age.
The Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP), founded in 1989, is a project of Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN), a United States 501 (c) (3) nonprofit environmental organization with a goal of protecting endangered sea turtles from human-caused threats at nesting beaches and in the ocean. STRP states its mission as being: