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Visit our full collection of resources for teachers that might be interested in bringing Operation Endangered Species to their community. Learn more about this program & the benefits that it provides to the local environment, community & students.
Measurement Data
Check out the most recent set of data for turtle measurement across all the different turtles distributed by Operation Endangered Species.
Turtle Facts
The Alligator Snapping Turtle is the largest fresh water turtle in all of North America. They are found from eastern Texas east to the Florida panhandle, and north to southeastern Kansas, Missouri, southeastern Iowa, wester Illinois, southern Indiana, western Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee.
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Turtle Facts
The Alligator Snapping Turtle is the largest fresh water turtle in all of North America. They are found from eastern Texas east to the Florida panhandle, and north to southeastern Kansas, Missouri, southeastern Iowa, wester Illinois, southern Indiana, western Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee.
Students snap into action to save endangered turtles article by Luke Smucker
Students snap into action to save endangered turtles article by Luke Smucker Pontiac, Ill. — “If five years ago, someone would have told me I’d have snapping turtles in my classroom, I would have said they were nuts,” said Pontiac Township High School science teacher...
Students aim to save endangered alligator snapping turtle by Scott Hilyard
Students aim to save endangered alligator snapping turtle by Scott Hilyard Are high school students the missing link toward ensuring the alligator snapping turtle doesn’t go the way of the dodo bird and the passenger pigeon? Is that even a real question? The answer to...
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