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  • Rare and threatened turtle found in Akwesasne

    Amberdawn LaFrance|Jul 23, 2009

    On June 20, 2009, a Blanding’s Turtle, a threatened species in New York State, was found by Jacoba North on the centerline of Route 37 between IGA and the Casino. Jacoba contacted the SRMT Environment Division, who then contacted Glenn Johnson, a biology professor. According to Glenn Johnson, Chair of the Department of Biology at the SUNY College at Potsdam, the turtle is an adult female and she was not gravid (with eggs) when she was found. She may have been returning to her wetland f...