A woman found a little turtle crossing the street in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. She brought the turtle to the nearby Wetlands Institute to keep it safe from the street. The female turtle had been rescued by that very same institute as an egg, and the woman happened to return it on July 12, almost 19 years to the day from when the group had released the turtle back into the wild. The turtle had scars likely from boat propellers. One member of the institute was till perplexed by how it ended up on the road. There was no easy access to the marsh on either side of the road. Researchers were able to identify the turtle by a Passive Integrated Transponder tag the institute would place under the skin of rescued turtles after they're incubated and kept for a year. The institute wrote on its Facebook page "For all the terrapins who don't make it, this beautiful girl represents hope; Her journey is a testament to the value of the critical conservation work we do and the role we all play in ensuring a future for these incredible creatures."
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