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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Hello everyone! The rescue did happen on Saturday! Many pics and anecdotal stories here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OGTurtles/ Very special thanks to 'russian/sulcata/tortoise' who helped gather up the dead turtles. It was not an easy task to do but the number of dead turtles found...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    If you are in the San Jose area you are invited to the Turtles of Overfelt Gardens --- RESCUE!!!! (^_^) We have obtained permission from the CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife Region 3 to only rescue the sliders. Info: Sat 10/11 @ Noon More details and RSVP *here* I also included a list of supplies...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    We believe that a rescue will be permitted very soon. The soonest would be this weekend. If you are in the San Jose area and would like to help in any capacity please join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OGTurtles/?ref=br_tf I post new pics every week. This is a map of Overfelt Gardens...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Hopefully the turtles in the Mt. Diablo lake are buried deep in the mud trying to stay cool :)
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Yes, a western pond turtle was photographed at Overfelt [here].
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Hi russian/sulcata/tortoise, When the man-made percolation pond dries up the turtles may try to bury themselves in the mud or in the dirt along the shore or try to migrate. Unfortunately, if they migrate they will be run over by cars because their first obstacle is a parking lot, residential...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Yes, these turtles deserve humane treatment. If only people could see how often the RES would try to eat the bird down and feathers. It's really hard to watch. What bothers me is that CADFW lifted the RES importation ban which would have slowed the huge population in the live market and pet...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    First dead turtle at Overfelt on film. I found another one earlier stuck in the mud but I brought down the camera and missed it. This video was filmed Saturday 9/6/14. This female seemed to have been eaten by one. Her head and limbs were all missing. It is a natural death but this and all...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    I received a call from the Chair of CTTC who clarified that incorrect information was published in this article . CTTC *does *not have a Memoranda of Understanding with the CADFW and prior to this situation already voted to no longer take in Red-eared sliders...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Hi KevinGG, yes I did email him very early on plus in June I emailed the Chair of CTTC too. I know that other CTTC members or the general public have tried to contact Gilbert Castro and have not received a reply. On June 12th I was the one who asked the CADFW biologist to please contact Gilbert...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    I encourage anyone with the time and interest to visit Overfelt Gardens after 10am and walk around and take a look at the dried up ponds. All those ponds used to have turtles. Now there is **only** one pond left and the traffic cone which has sat in the same place in the water is noting how...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Hi KevinGG! No nothing has changed with the Silicon Valley chapter of CTTC. ------------------ Recently I found an article about the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero which was allowed to save turtles from a lake. I asked the CADFW biologist of that region to recommend that the zoo save the...
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Water level at the last remaining pond continues to go down.
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    May I post a GoFundMe announcement which will benefit a local lizard, snake and turtle rescue?

    May I post a GoFundMe announcement which will benefit a local lizard, snake and turtle rescue?
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    Time Running out for Turtles in San Jose, CA

    Photos taken Sunday 7/13 of just some of the turtles basking. There were more in the water and on the other side of the pond's edge. Old vs current water level at Overfelt Gardens Park I have also found on Yelp two pet stores which according to reviews sells baby RES and 1 Asian live...
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