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TURTLE AND TORTOISE RESCUE AND ADOPTIONS
2007 QUARTERLY REPORTS

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January 1 - March 31, 2007 (8 Chapters Reporting)
SPECIES INCOMING PLACED DIED
  Total M F U    
Softshell, Apalone species 1     1 2  
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 2 2     1  
*Western Pond Turtle, Emys (=Clemmys) marmorata 6 2 2 2 4  
Malayan Box Turtle, Cuora amboinensis 1 1       1
Red-footed Tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria 3 2 1   3  
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis 2 1   1 3  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 9 3 1 5 8  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 89 31 24 34 54 5
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 2 2     1  
Mud Turtle, Kinosternon species 2       4  
Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin 1     1 1  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 4 4     3 1
Russian tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 14 12 2   10  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 91 42 13 36 54 2
TOTAL 227 102 43 82 148 9


April 1 - June 30, 2007 (8 Chapters Reporting)
SPECIES INCOMING PLACED DIED
  Total M F U    
Softshell, Apalone species 3 1   2 3  
Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 11 2 2 7 7  
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 1 1       1
*Western Pond Turtle, Emys (=Clemmys) marmorata 9 2 5 2 8  
Red-footed Tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria 2 1   1 1  
Yellow-footed Tortoise, Geochelone denticulata 1   1     1
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis 2   1 1 2  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 27 6 4 17 22  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 203 80 29 94 155 13
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 22 14 2 6 6  
Map Turtle, Graptemys species 2 2     2  
Mud Turtle, Kinosternon species 2   2   2  
Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin 1     1 1  
African Side-necked Turtle, Pelusios species 1 1     1  
Red-belly Turtle, Pseudemys rubriventris 1   1   1  
Four Eyed Turtle, Sacalia bealei 1   1   1  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 29 12 6 11 32 4
Hermann's Tortoise, Testudo hermanni 4 2 1 1 4  
Russian tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 32 23 6 3 33 2
Slider, Trachemys scripta 238 54 63 121 168 26
TOTAL 592 201 124 267 449 47


July 1 - September 30, 2007 (11 Chapters Reporting)
SPECIES INCOMING PLACED DIED
  Total M F U    
Softshell, Apalone species 3     3 3 1
Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 4 2   2    
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 3 1 2   1  
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis 1 1     1  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 39 23 1 15 25  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 351 127 38 186 251 11
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 5 3 2   3  
Elongated Tortoise, Indotestudo elongata 2 1 1      
Hingeback Tortoise, Kinixys species 1 1     1  
Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin 1     1 1  
Cooter, Pseudemys species 4 4        
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 61 23 11 27 54  
Mediterranean Tortoise, Testudo graeca 1   1   1  
Russian tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 30 20 8 2 29  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 222 25 44 153 217 4
TOTAL 727 231 108 388 587 16


October 1 - December 31, 2007 (6 Chapters Reporting)
SPECIES INCOMING PLACED DIED
  Total M F U    
Softshell, Apalone species 2     2 3  
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 2 2     2  
*Western Pond Turtle, Emys (=Clemmys) marmorata 2     2    
Red-footed Tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria 1   1   1 1
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis 2     2   1
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 12 4 8   18  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 230 44 18 168 119 4
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 5 3 1 1 3  
Cooter, Pseudemys species 2 1 1   2  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 19 9 6 4 24  
Mediterranean Tortoise, Testudo graeca 1   1   1  
Russian tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 20 10 7 3 15  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 157 18 38 101 102 15
TOTAL 454 91 72 291 289 21


2007 Summary
  Total M F U PLACED DIED
TOTAL 2000 625 347 1028 1482 93


Explanations:

The number of incoming animals differs from the total placed/died because animals may be held over to the next quarter.

*Snapping turtles are placed out of state; western pond turtles are released to CDFG.

Abbreviations: M.F.U = Male . Female . Undetermined; CDFG = California Department of Fish and Game.

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