Turtle and Tortoise Adoptions Programs
2010 Quarterly Reports

 

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January 1 - March 31, 2010 (10 Chapters reporting)
Species Incoming Placed Died
  Total M F U    
Softshell Turtle, Apalone species 2 2       2
*Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 3 3        
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 10 8 2     3
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 19 11 1 7 18  
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone (=Stigmochelys) pardalis 0       2  
Wood Turtle, Glyptemys (=Clemmys) insculpta 2   2   2  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 91 39 17 35 44 9
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 10 4 4 2 10  
Mud Turtle, Kinosternon species 2   2   2  
Cooter Turtle, Pseudemys concinna 1 1     1  
Red-bellied Turtle, Psuedemys rubiventris 2 1 1   2  
Yellow-bellied Slider, Pseudemys scripta scripta 3 3     3  
Keeled Box Turtle, Pyxidea mouhotii 1   1   1  
Musk Turtle, Sternotherus minor 3 2   1 3  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 17 4 3 10 18  
Hermann's Tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1 1     1  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 16 8 8   14 1
Slider, Trachemys scripta 106 18 56 32 75 7
Total 289 105 97 87 195 22

 

April 1 - June 30, 2010 (8 Chapters reporting)
Species Incoming Placed Died
  Total M F U    
Softshell Turtle, Apalone species 3     3 3  
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (=Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 14 5 4 5 15 released to USGS  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 18 7   11 15 1
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 138 58 27 53 103 1
Hingeback Tortoise, Kinixys species 1 1     1  
Mud turtle, Kinosternon species 0       1  
Yellow-bellied Turtle, Pseudemys scripta scripta 2     2 2  
Musk Turtle, Sternotherus species 0       1  
Leopard Tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis 2 1 1   2  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 14 9 1 4 10 2
Hermann's Tortoise, Testudo hermanni 2 1 1   1  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 20 12 6 2 22  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 206 8 20 178 222 2
Total 420 102 60 258 398 6

 

July 1 - September 30, 2010 (8 Chapters reporting)
Species Incoming Placed Died
  Total M F U    
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 3 2   1    
*Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 2     2 [2 transferred]  
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 1   1   1  
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone (=Stigmochelys) pardalis 3   1 2 3  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 21 10 5 6 15  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 162 64 34 64 86 4
Mud Turtle, Kinosternon species 3 1   2 3  
Cooter Turtle, Pseudemys species 2   2   2  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 16 12 4   13  
Mediterranean Spur-thighed or Greek Tortoise, Testudo graeca 4 2 2   2  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 7 3 4   7  
Slider Turtle, Trachemys scripta 209 14 37 158 175 12
Total 433 108 90 233 307 16

 

October 1 - December 31, 2010 (5 Chapters reporting)
Species Incoming Placed Died
  Total M F U    
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 6 4   2 5 released to USGS  
Softshell, Apalone species 5 2 2 1 5  
*Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 17 1   16 [18 transferred]  
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 1     1 1  
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone (=Stigmochelys) pardalis 1   1   2 1
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 28 7   21 27  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 93 48 16 29 47 7
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 2 1 1   1 1
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 21 8 4 9 21 6
Mediterranean Spur-thighed or Greek Tortoise, Testudo graeca 0       [1 transferred]  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 13 9 4   13  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 178 62 49 67 155 6
Total 365 142 77 146 277 21

 

2010 Year Summary
  Total M F U Placed Died
Total 1507 457 324 724 1177 65

 

Explanations:

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


The total number of incoming animals may be less than the total placed/died/holding because the latter may include animals held from the previous quarter.


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