Flooding left snapping turtle stranded on beach, but now he's home

The sanctuary says the turtle was found near Grand Haven, lethargic and exhausted after being thrown back and forth by waves.

Giant snapping turtle rescued from Lake Michigan released back into wild

Doug the Tank, a snapping turtle that went viral across West Michigan, has been released back in the wild. The Michigan ...
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‘Doug the Tank’ returns to native habitat after rescue from Lake Michigan surf

GRAND HAVEN, MI –A sassy snapping turtle that had a misadventure on a Lake Michigan beach is fully recovered and back at home. Before his rescue, “Doug the Tank” had reportedly been struggling in the ...
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Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle Protected as Threatened

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle as ...
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Flooding left snapping turtle stranded on beach, but now he's home

A snapping turtle that apparently had been displaced by spring flooding has been rescued from the Lake Michigan shoreline and placed back into more suitable habitat. “Doug the Tank”, a 33-pound ...