Rehoming predatory terrapins after Ninja turtle craze
Picture by Roger Bamber 21 November 02 Trapper Terry Green nets an American Red Eared Terrapin aided by Ranger Karl James from Severn Trent Water s Foremark Reservoir and Nature Reserve near Ticknall Derbyshire Predatory Terrapins unwanted pets smuggled into the lake after the Ninja Turtle craze are thought to be responsible fo the 90 per cent plunge in the breeding bird population in the past year Severn Trent Water are trying to capture the terrapins and rehome them in Carapax Italy through the British Chelonia Group a conseration charity
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