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Stephanie very responsibly took this little guy off the road; I don't know what the #1 killer of turtles is but I would suspect being squished by cars is way up there.
She then immediately did research, and then released him. Surely being released back to the same dangerous location was not an option.
I am sure the next turtle she rescues will be released away from the road but in the vicintiy. Learning is a process, but the important thing here is that the turtle did not get squished, which would have rendered moot any neighborhood arguments.
Obviously the effort here deserves an accolade, those who bring info to help with subsequent rescues ought to be thanked also for their part in helping turtles in the wild survive, but those coming here to lecture and disapprove when it is clear that rescue and research were timely and done to help, are going to hurt the turtle cause more than help it.
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