San Diego Union-Tribune

Rescued sea turtle gets 3-D brace for cracked shell

Just in time for the holidays, a loggerhead sea turtle at Birch Aquarium in La Jolla got a perfectly fitting gift. The turtle, rescued in 2013 with a broken shell and twisted spine, this month ...
bianet

Turtle with cracked shell released back into wild after repair by woodcarver

A wounded turtle found in Muğla, southwestern Turkey, was treated and released back into the wild after a local craftsman repaired its damaged shell using natural resin. Gökçen Gökmen Bayram, head of ...
Post and Courier

Don't blush: It takes a bra to heal a turtle at the SC Aquarium

How do you mend a broken turtle? Get someone to surrender their bra. Bra clasps, the eye-and-hook devices that tie the ends together, have turned out to be an effective, improvised tool for holding a ...
NJ.com

Snapping turtle returns to wild after being run over on Route 46

PARSIPPANY — A snapping turtle that was run over on Route 46 last month was released back into the wild Wednesday after recovering from its injuries, according to officers with Parsippany Animal ...
SFGate

Western Pond Turtle Being Treated For Cracked Shell

A turtle is being treated at a wildlife care center in Burlingame for a cracked shell, which can be fatal for turtles, officials with the Peninsula Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Rescued sea turtle gets 3-D printed brace for cracked shell

Reporting from San DiegoReporting from San Diego — Just in time for the holidays, a loggerhead sea turtle at Birch Aquarium in La Jolla got a perfectly fitting gift. The turtle, rescued in 2013 with a ...