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TURTLE AND TORTOISE RESCUE AND ADOPTIONS
2008 QUARTERLY REPORTS

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January 1 - March 31, 2008 ( 6 Chapters Reporting)
SPECIES INCOMING PLACED DIED
  Total M F U    
Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina & Macrochelys temminckii 1 1        
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 7 3 4   4 3
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 15 14   1 16 1
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 100 28 13 59 81 4
Mud Turtle, Kinosternon species 1 1     1  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 16 2 1 13 20  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 14 10 1 3 11  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 85 15 15 55 77 7
TOTAL 237 74 34 131 210 15


April 1 - June 30, 2008 ( 8 Chapters Reporting)
SPECIES INCOMING PLACED DIED
  Total M F U    
*Snapping Turtles, Chelydra serpentina & Macrochelys temminckii 4 1 3      
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 9 3 3 3 10  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 13 9   4 8 1
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 153 57 31 65 147 9
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 5 2 2 1 4  
Map Turtle, Graptemys sp. 1   1   1  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 48 12 11 25 45  
Hermann's Tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1     1 1  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 25 17 6 2 20  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 176 29 40 107 141 10
TOTAL 435 130 97 208 377 20


July 1 - September 30, 2008 ( 10 Chapters Reporting)
SPECIES INCOMING PLACED DIED
  Total M F U    
*Snapping Turtles, Chelydra serpentina & Macrochelys temminckii 21 9 6 6   3
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 2 2     2  
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 5 1 1 3   1
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis 1 1     1  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 27 12 2 13 20  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 486 136 52 298 323 15
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 11 6 4 1 8 1
Desert X Texas tortoise hybrids, Gopherus sp. 5 3   2 3  
Mud Turtle, Kinosternon sp. 5 3   2 6  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 42 22 8 12 40 1
Spur-thighed Tortoise, Testudo graeca 2 1 1   2  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 39 24 12 3 44  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 172 49 53 70 123 4
TOTAL 818 269 139 410 572 25


October 1 - December 31, 2008 ( 8 Chapters Reporting)
SPECIES INCOMING PLACED DIED
  Total M F U    
*Snapping Turtles, Chelydra serpentina & Macrochelys temminckii         3  
Reeves Turtle, Chinemys reevesii 1 1     3  
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 1 1     1  
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 2 2     6  
Asian Box Turtle, C. flavomarginata 3   3   3  
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis 1   1      
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 15 7 3 5 18  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 79 19 21 39 70 3
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 2 2     1  
Mud Turtle, Kinosternon sp. 1   1   1  
Yellow Bellied Slider, Pseudemys scripta scripta         1  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 40 10 29 1 28  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 7 5 2   9  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 70 14 30 26 43 2
TOTAL 223 61 91 71 182 5


2008 Year Summary
  Total M F U PLACED DIED
TOTAL 1715 534 361 820 1356 65


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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