A female bog turtle

a turtle being held by a hand in a white glove

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D. Boyer WCS/Bronx Zoo

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This female bog turtle was confiscated from an individual who collected hundreds of turtles illegally. The turtle will live out the rest of her life in captivity in the care of staff at the Bronx Zoo.

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