Exposing the Cruel Truth about Minnesota's Turtle Races

Today's video is at times a tough one to watch... We discuss the well-intended, but poorly-executed tradition of turtle races in Perham which have been going on for over 40 years. We offer our suggestions to make it more sustainable for the native turtle populations, but something definitely needs to be done about the improper handling of the turtles as well if they should continue.
You can share your thoughts about this 3-month event with the Perham, MN City Council Members here:
https://www.ci.perham.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=3EFEDBB8-55CF-49CC-83AF-BB4E90299654&Type=B_LIST&fbclid=IwAR2pxa2VdR2woAUEehGftpEJjZ0-PRD5o6a2T2Gcj4J0FpBAtP5Pb4lMYBE

Works Cited
Griffith, B., J. M. Scott, J. W. Carpenter, and C. Reed. 1989. Translocation
as a species conservation tool: status and strategy. Science 245:477–480.

Upon reading a more recent paper however, it appears as though the success rate of reptile relocation attempts in more recent years (Germano and Bishop 2009) are higher compared to this paper’s results. Success rates seemed to be dependent on higher numbers of relocated animals (1,000 or more released at once being most successful in the case of amphibians). However, reptile relocations are still not as successful as mammals…
Germano JM, Bishop PJ. Suitability of amphibians and reptiles for translocation. Conserv Biol. 2009 Feb;23(1):7-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01123.x. PMID: 19143783.

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