Wetlands
Wetlands
Wetland Destruction
- Less than half of the original wetlands remain.
- Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, and Ohio have lost more than 50% of their wetlands.
- Many industries destroy wetlands.
- 4.4 Million acres of inland freshwater and 71,000 acres of coastal freshwater has been destroyed.
What YOU can do to protect the Wetlands.
- Encourage states to pass ordinances to limit activity in the wetlands.
- Help the wetlands by supporting wetland conservation initiatives.
- Find wetlands near your home, and learn more about them.
- Encourage neighbors, developers, and state and local governments to protect wetlands in your watershed.
- Purchase federal duck stamps to support wetlands in your area.
Wetland Turtles
- Turtle shells are mad of two parts. The carapace and the plastron.
- They have clawed toes for crawling and digging.
- Webbed toes for swimming.
- No teeth. Food is torn by their jaws.
- They have good sight and smell but poor hearing.
- Certain turtles can live up to 100 years.
- Have special muscles to breathe, because their diaphragm does not expand.
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Can live up to 70 years, this type of turtle is found in freshwater rivers, canals, streams, lakes, ponds, and marshes. They live in Southeastern United States, from Indiana to Florida. It uses its pink, worm-like tongue as a lure to attract fish. They can stay under water for up to 50 minutes.
Red-Ear Slider
This turtle can live up to 75 years and is found in slow-moving bodies of water with muddy bottoms and lots of vegetation. Baby Red-Eared Sliders eat plants, but adult Red-Eared Sliders eat crustaceans, insects, and fish. Selling these turtles were made illegal and were the most heavily collected species in Louisiana.
Painted Turtle
There are four different types of painted turtles there is the the southern painted turtles, the eastern painted turtles, the midland turtles and the western painted turtles. All these vary in the region they live in. They live in Slow moving water all around the U.S and even the southern part of Canada. They eat plants fish and water insects. They live up to 40 years.
Alligator Snapping Turtle.
Red-Ear Slider
Painted Turtle
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