Keep them wild! When conducting wild turtle population surveys, we prioritize careful care and handling, and always put the turtles back where we found them. Populations of our #TurtleOfTheWeek, the Spotted Turtle, are decreasing in the wild due to habitat fragmentation and destruction. That’s why it’s imperative to keep turtles in the wild whenever you come across them. Turtle encounters are special, most everyone who grew up near a river, lake, or forest has a turtle story, but they should alw