Description Saving Turtles: A Kid’s Guide to Helping Endangered Creatures, 2nd Edition. A behind-the-scenes look at Ontario’s hospital for severely injured turtles. by Sue Carstairs; Paperback; Sep 1 2024. Written by our own Dr. Sue Carstairs, OTCC’s Executive and Medical Director, the 2nd Edition of Saving Turtles features 80 pages of new full-colour photos and illustrations and up-to-date information about species status and rehabilitation techniques. Find out what steps you can take to help turtles that are found injured or sick, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how OTCC repairs shattered shells, broken jaws, and injured skulls, nursing severely injured turtles back to health. This book is geared towards readers aged 9 to 12 but contains excellent information for all ages! Topics covered in Saving Turtles include: A behind-the-scenes look at the medical procedures used to heal injured turtles How eggs are harvested, incubated and hatched Raising and releasing baby turtles Tagging and tracking turtles in the wild Conservation efforts worldwide to save some species from extinction Steps you can take to help turtles survive.
