Hope for spotted turtles: Orianne Society discovers new population in Georgia

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  • Submitted. The Orianne Society out of Tiger, Ga. has been tracking and researching Spotted Turtles extensively across the Southeast since 2014. It recently uncovered a previously unknown population of the elusive and imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in southern Georgia.
    Submitted. The Orianne Society out of Tiger, Ga. has been tracking and researching Spotted Turtles extensively across the Southeast since 2014. It recently uncovered a previously unknown population of the elusive and imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in southern Georgia.
  • Submitted. A view of one of the turtles from a previously unknown population uncovered by The Orianne Society.
    Submitted. A view of one of the turtles from a previously unknown population uncovered by The Orianne Society.

    TIGER– In an exciting breakthrough for turtle conservation, biologists with The Orianne Society have uncovered a previously unknown population of the elusive and imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys gutt…