Welcome to the first of
a series of virtual conservation caches. These virtual caches
have been setup to provide ideas, as well as a way to document
everyday people like yourself doing their part to save the
environment.
Each spring adult female turtles around the world embark on a
deadly journey key for the survival of their species. This journey
takes them from their relatively safe aquatic and wetland habitats
and sends them straight through a gauntlet of life threatening
situations on their way to their final destination. As with many
animals, spring is the season many turtles reproduce; each spring
disrespectful drivers needlessly kill countless egg-laying turtles
by running them over as the turtles are making their journey to
their egg-laying site in upland fields. Not only are they killing
the adult female turtle, that might be well over 40 years old, but
they are also killing the next generation of turtles before they
even have a chance.
By now, you may be asking yourself; What can I do? Well the
answer is simple.
Since the activity of GeoCaching involves quite a lot of
traveling, so on your travels, keep your eyes open for our female
turtle friends and help them across the road. As you approach a
turtle take note in the direction they are traveling so that you
help them to the right side of the road.
To log this Virtual Conservation Cache, post a picture of you
helping a turtle cross the road along with the coordinates and
state/country where you helped a turtle cross the road. Please be
careful, some turtles, such as the well-known snapping turtle, can
inflict serious injury if not handled correctly. By picking them up
by their shell you can safely move most turtles. For snapping
turtles, quickly walk up behind them and firmly grab their tail and
slowly drag them on the ground.
The coordinates listed above are for the location where I helped
a snapping turtle cross the road. You don't have to visit the
coordinates to log the cache, instead post the coordinates where
you helped a turtle across the road.
Turtles Saved
