Chad Matthews
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- Jun 22, 2017
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Hello everyone! I am 19 years old and Studying Environmental Science at The University of Texas at San Antonio. This summer I have the privilege of interning at Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, here in San Antonio. There, we rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned native animals. Mostly working with birds and mammals, I was quite suprised when this Texas Tortoise came into the rescue yesterday. After a person found this tort on the side of a busy street, she decided to bring it into the rescue in hopes of us being able to release it into a safer environment. When I first saw the tortoise, my eyes lite up and I couldn't stop talking about it to everyone else. They were quite surprised by my love and excitement for tortoises, and asked if I would like to release it back into the wild. This was an obvious YES from me. I took the tort to a more remote area, where hopefully it will live out its life happily and away from human endangerment. I was super excited to have the honor to help this native tortise live a better life, and I hope y'all enjoyed my first post! Here are some pictures of this beautiful tortoise!