Helping New Hampshire’s Turtles
May 7 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us to learn about the fascinating and inspiring work of NH Turtle Rescue, the small nonprofit organization based just down Route 125 from SELT in Nottingham and operated by Dallas Huggins and Drew Stevens, licensed wildlife rehabilitators in the state of New Hampshire. They work closely with their mentor, Chris Bogard, who has been rehabilitating turtles for over 20 years.
NH Turtle Rescue’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, release, and preserve native turtle species through individualized care, public education, outreach, and scientific research in support of imperiled populations of wild New Hampshire turtles.
In our early planning, Drew mentioned the following: “I think our missions dovetail together in a very compelling way: we are the reactive side of turtle conservation in that we deal primarily with the consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation, and SELT is the proactive side of turtle conservation by providing a means to protect important habitat and its wildlife before those wild animals become imperiled. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but in this case, there is no true cure, so protecting habitat is truly the only way to guarantee some type of future for our native turtle species in the long-term.”
They will have some turtle ambassadors with them to meet during the talk as well. 🐢🐢🐢
- This event is open to all ages.
- Registration required: CLICK HERE
More about New Hampshire Turtle Rescue can be found at nhturtlerescue.org
